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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 15) Proverbs 15:23 KJV
"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!"
Proverbs Chapter 15, Verse 23
Proverbs 15:23 in Context (Verses 20–26 KJV)
20
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.*
22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!*
24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
25
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.*