Proverbs 24:26
He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
In Context
25but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
27Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Cross References
Job 6:25How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?
Proverbs 16:1The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Daniel 2:46Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Mark 12:32And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to [the] truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:24-27
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. Here are lessons for wise men, that is, judges and princes. As subjects must do their duty, and be obedient to magistrates, so magistrates must do their duty in… Read the whole commentary →