Verse List for PROV 15:23

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) A person is always pleased to give the right answer, ⇔ ≈ and the right thing said at the right time is so good.

OET-LV Joy belongs_to_person in_the_answer _of his _mouth _of_his and_is_a _message at_its _appropriate _of_time how good.

ULT Joy, is for the man in the answer of his mouth, ⇔ and how good, is a word in its time.

UST People rejoice when they answer someone aptly. ⇔  It is so good to say something at the right time!

BSB & MSB A man takes joy in a fitting reply— ⇔  and how good is a timely word!

OEB No OEB PROV book available

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

NET A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, ⇔ and a word at the right time – how good it is!

LSV Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth,
And a word in its season—how good!

FBV A good answer makes people happy—it's great to say the right thing at the right moment!

T4T ⇔  People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; ⇔  truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.

LEB • Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth,
• and a word in its time, how good it is!

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

Moff Apt answers are a joy to men; ⇔  a word in season, what a help it is!

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

ASV A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; ⇔ And a word in due season, how good is it!

DRA A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

YLT Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!

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

RV A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word in due season, how good is it!
(A man hath/has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word in due season, how good is it!)

SLT Joy to the man in the answer of his mouth: and a word in its time how good.

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

KJB-1769 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it![fn]
(A man hath/has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!)

KJB-1611 [fn]A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
(A joyful thing it is to a man when his counsayle is followed: and how good is a word spoken in season.)

Gnva A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?
(A joy cometh/comes to a man by the answer of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?)

Cvdl O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
(Oh how joyful a thing is it, a man to give a convenient answer? Oh how pleasant is a word spoken in due season?)

Wycl A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.
(A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a convenient word is best.)

Luth Es ist einem eine Freude, wo man ihm richtig antwortet; und ein Wort zu seiner Zeit ist sehr lieblich.
(It is on a/one joy/pleasure/delight, where man him correct answers; and a word to/for his time/period is very lovely/delightful.)

ClVg Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui, et sermo opportunus est optimus.[fn]
(Lætatur man in/into/on opinion mouth self, and speech opportune it_is the_best.)

UHB שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭⁠אִישׁ בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר בְּ⁠עִתּ֣⁠וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ ‡

BrLXX Οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσει ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.

BrTr A bad man will by no means [fn]attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.