Proverbs 15:23
A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
In Context
24The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
Proverbs 16:13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
Proverbs 24:26Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere.
Ecclesiastes 3:1Euery thyng hath a tyme, yea all that is vnder the heaue hath his conuenient season.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:23
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. See here, 1. Of what ill consequence it is to be precipitate and rash, and to act without advice: Men's purposes are disappointed, their measures broken, and they come short of their point, gain not their end, because they would not ask counsel about the way. If men will not take time and pains to deliberate with themselves, or are so confident of their own judgment that they scorn to consult with others, they… Read the whole commentary →