Proverbs 15:23
A bad man will by no means + 15:23 Or, obey.attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.
Brenton Septuagint
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
22They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.
24The thoughts of the wise are ways of life, that he may turn aside and escape from hell.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigaia, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent thee this very day to meet me:
Proverbs 12:14The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are acceptable to a king; and he loves right words.
Proverbs 24:26and men will kiss lips that answer well.
Ecclesiastes 3:1To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
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 →