Proverbs 15:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 15:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 15:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 15:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!”
Proverbs 15:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 15:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it! ”
Proverbs 15:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Joy <FI>is<Fi> to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season--how good!”
Proverbs 15:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 15:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it! ”
Proverbs 15:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 15:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?”
Proverbs 15:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 15:23 in Context — Proverbs 15
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
What Does Proverbs 15:23 Mean?
Proverbs 15:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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