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 A loucura é alegria para aquele que tem falta de prudência; mas o homem de bom entendimento andará corretamente.
22 Os planos fracassam quando não há [bom] conselho; mas com abundância de conselheiros eles se confirmam.
23 O homem se alegra com a resposta de sua boca; e como é boa a palavra a seu devido tempo!
24 Para o prudente, o caminho da vida [é] para cima, para que se afaste do Xeol, que é para baixo.
25 O SENHOR destruirá a casa dos arrogantes, mas confirmará os limites do terreno da viúva.
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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