Proverbs 15:23 - Tree of Life Version

²³ A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ 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

²³ 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)

²³ A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

Common English Bible

²³ To give an appropriate answer is a joy; how good is a word at the right time!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best.

Proverbs 15:23 Tagairtí Cros

Job 6:25

Honest words are painful, but what does your arguing prove?

Proverbs 12:14

By the fruit of his mouth a man will be satisfied with good. The work of a man’s hands will reward him.

Proverbs 12:25

An anxious heart weighs one down, but a good word cheers him up.

Proverbs 15:22

Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. He loves those who speak honestly.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are honeycomb— sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 24:26

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything there is a season and a time for every activity under heaven:

Isaiah 50:4

Adonai Elohim has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning. He awakens My ear to give heed as a disciple.

John 1:37

The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Yeshua.

John 11:29

As soon as Miriam heard, she quickly got up and was coming to Him.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.