Bede, on Prov 22:18

“Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:”

“Which will be beautiful to you when you keep it in your belly, etc. Often, the doctrine of wisdom seems harsh and undesirable to the foolish; but when one has perceived its power in the innermost heart, and learned to keep it with works, and also to share it with brothers by word, they will find this doctrine more beautiful than the others.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.