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


In Context

20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

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 English Revised 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 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 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!