Proverbs 15:23
A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
Berean Standard Bible
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
22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
Proverbs 12:14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Proverbs 24:26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
Ecclesiastes 3:1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
John 1:37And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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 →