Proverbs 15:23
A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply; 1 how good is a timely word! 1
Unlocked Literal 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 go wrong where there is no advice, 1 but with numerous advisors they succeed. 1
24The path of life leads upward for prudent people, 1 that they may turn away from Sheol beneath. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:32David said to Abigail, “May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today.
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, 1 just as the work of his hands rewards him. 1
Proverbs 16:13A king delights in lips that say what is right 1 and he loves the one who speaks directly. 1
Proverbs 24:26The one who gives an honest answer 1 gives a kiss on the lips. 1
Ecclesiastes 3:1For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every purpose under heaven. 1
John 1:37His two disciples heard him say this 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 →