Proverbs 15:23
“A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?”
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Proverbs 15:23 Context
21Folly is ioy to him that is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly. 22Without counsell, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellours they are established. 23A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it? 24The way of life is aboue to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
- King James Version
A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
- New American Standard Version (1995)