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Proverbs 15:23 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!Proverbs 15:23 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:23 in context
21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
24The way of life is above 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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Key words (Strong's)
- answermaʻăneha replyH4617 →
- seasonʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
- joysimchâhblithesomeness or gleeH8057 →
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Note, 1. We speak wisely when we speak seasonably: The answer of the mouth will be our credit and joy when it is pertinent and to the purpose, and is spoken in due season, when it is needed and will be regarded, and, as we say, hits the joint.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary