Proverbs 24:26
Men will kiss the lips of him that giveth a proper answer.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
In Context
25But to those that punish delight shall be given, and upon them shall come the blessing of the good.
27Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
Cross References
Job 6:25How pleasant are straightforward words! but what doth arguing prove?
Proverbs 16:1Unto man belong the resolves of the heart; but from the Lord cometh the expression of the tongue.
Daniel 2:46Then did king Nebuchadnezzar fall upon his face, and he bowed down to Daniel, and ordered that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto 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 →