Proverbs 15:23

"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!"

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All Translations

BBE BBE

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

DBY DBY

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

KJV King James Version

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

WBT WBT

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

WEB WEB

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

YLT YLT

Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!