Amsal 22:18
Konteks22:18 For it is pleasing if 1 you keep these sayings 2 within you,
and 3 they are ready on your lips. 4
Mazmur 19:10-11
Konteks19:10 They are of greater value 5 than gold,
than even a great amount of pure gold;
they bring greater delight 6 than honey,
than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
19:11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; 7
those who obey them receive a rich reward. 8
Mazmur 119:103
Konteks119:103 Your words are sweeter
in my mouth than honey! 9
Mazmur 119:111
Konteks119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy. 10
Yeremia 15:16
Konteks15:16 As your words came to me I drank them in, 11
and they filled my heart with joy and happiness
because I belong to you. 12
[22:18] 1 tn Or “when” (so NIV).
[22:18] 2 tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[22:18] 3 tn The term “and” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation.
[22:18] 4 sn If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.
[19:10] 5 tn Heb “more desirable.”
[19:10] 6 tn Heb “are sweeter.” God’s law is “sweet’ in the sense that, when obeyed, it brings a great reward (see v. 11b).
[19:11] 7 tn Heb “moreover your servant is warned by them.”
[19:11] 8 tn Heb “in the keeping of them [there is] a great reward.”
[119:103] 9 tn Heb “How smooth they are to my palate, your word, more than honey to my mouth.” A few medieval Hebrew
[119:111] 10 tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”
[15:16] 11 sn Heb “Your words were found and I ate them.” This along with Ezek 2:8–3:3 is a poetic picture of inspiration. The prophet accepted them, assimilated them, and made them such a part of himself that he spoke with complete assurance what he knew were God’s words.
[15:16] 12 tn Heb “Your name is called upon me.”
[15:16] sn See Jer 14:9 where this idiom is applied to Israel as a whole and Jer 7:10 where it is applied to the temple. For discussion cf. notes on 7:10.