Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good it is!
Noyes 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
22Without counsel, plans come to nought; But with a multitude of counsellors they are established.
24The path of life is upward for the wise, So that he turneth away from the underworld beneath.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall be filled with good, And the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love him who speaketh right things.
Proverbs 24:26He that giveth a right answer Kisseth the lips.
Ecclesiastes 3:1For every thing there is a fixed period, and an appointed time to every thing under heaven:—
John 1:37The two disciples heard him speaking, and 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 →