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


In Context

20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

21 Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom: but a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

22 Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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

24 To the wise the way of life goeth upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.

25 The LORD will root up the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

Proverbs 15:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it! ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:23A man finds joy in giving an apt reply- and how good is a timely word!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:23A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:23Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!