Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word [spoken] at the proper time, how good is it!
Leeser Tanakh
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
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigayil, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me;
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of his mouth will a man be satisfied with what is good; and the recompense of a man's hands will be brought back unto him.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips [should obtain] the favor of kings; and him that speaketh uprightly should they love.
Proverbs 24:26Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
Ecclesiastes 3:1For every thing there is a season; and a [proper] time is for every pursuit under the heavens.
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 →