Proverbs 15:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: And a word spoken in due season, how good is it! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment–how good it is! American Standard Version (1901) A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it! Common English Bible To give an appropriate answer is a joy; how good is a word at the right time! Catholic Public Domain Version A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best. |
From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him that is weary. Morning by morning he wakens, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.