Proverbs 15:23

The Message

Congenial conversation—what a pleasure! The right word at the right time—beautiful!

Cross References

Proverbs 12:14

Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; well-done work has its own reward.

Proverbs 12:25

Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up.

Proverbs 15:22

Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.

Proverbs 16:13

Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.

Proverbs 16:24

Gracious speech is like clover honey— good taste to the soul, quick energy for the body.

Proverbs 24:26

An honest answer is like a warm hug.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:

Isaiah 50:4

The Master, God, has given me a well-taught tongue, So I know how to encourage tired people. He wakes me up in the morning, Wakes me up, opens my ears to listen as one ready to take orders. The Master, God, opened my ears, and I didn’t go back to sleep, didn’t pull the covers back over my head. I followed orders, stood there and took it while they beat me, held steady while they pulled out my beard, Didn’t dodge their insults, faced them as they spit in my face. And the Master, God, stays right there and helps me, so I’m not disgraced. Therefore I set my face like flint, confident that I’ll never regret this. My champion is right here. Let’s take our stand together! Who dares bring suit against me? Let him try! Look! the Master, God, is right here. Who would dare call me guilty? Look! My accusers are a clothes bin of threadbare socks and shirts, fodder for moths! * * *

John 1:37

The two disciples heard him and went after Jesus. Jesus looked over his shoulder and said to them, “What are you after?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

John 11:29

The moment she heard that, she jumped up and ran out to him. Jesus had not yet entered the town but was still at the place where Martha had met him. When her sympathizing Jewish friends saw Mary run off, they followed her, thinking she was on her way to the tomb to weep there. Mary came to where Jesus was waiting and fell at his feet, saying, “Master, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Ephesians 4:29

Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.