PRO 15:23 Parallel Verse View

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

OEB Joy comes to the man who makes happy retort;
⇔ and a word in season, how good it is!

WEB 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 • 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!

MOF No MOF PRO book available

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!

DBY 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!

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

KJB 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!)

15.23 due…: Heb. his season

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

GNV 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? )

CB O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
(O how ioyfull a thing is it, a man to give a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a word spoken in due season?)

WYC A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.

LUT Es ist einem eine Freude, wo man ihm richtig antwortet; und ein Wort zu seiner Zeit ist sehr lieblich.
(It is one one Freude, wo man him richtig antwortet; and a Wort to his Zeit is sehr lieblich.)

CLV Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui, et sermo opportunus est optimus.[fn]
(Lætatur human in sententia oris sui, and sermo opportunus it_is optimus.)

15.23 Lætatur homo. Humanum est de sententia quasi prudenter prolata lætari. Sed vere sapiens non solum quod loquitur, sed etiam opportunitatem loci, et temporis, et personæ cui loquitur, diligenter inquirit.

15.23 Lætatur homo. Humanum it_is about sententia as_if prudenter prolata lætari. But vere sapiens not/no solum that loquitur, but also opportunitatem loci, and temporis, and personæ cui loquitur, diligenter inquirit.

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

15:23 Or, obey.

BrLXX Οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσει ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.
(Ou maʸ hupakousei ho kakos autaʸ, oude maʸ eipaʸ kairion ti kai kalon tōi koinōi. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭⁠אִישׁ בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

joy to_a,man in/on/at/with,answers mouth,his

Here Solomon refers to a person feeling joyful because of the answer that person gave. Solomon uses a metaphor in which he refers to Joy as if it were an object that could be found in the answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The man has joy because of the answer of his mouth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭⁠אִישׁ בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

joy to_a,man in/on/at/with,answers mouth,his

Here, the man, the answer, and his refer to a type of people and answers in general, not a specific man or answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person has joy because of an answer of that person’s mouth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שִׂמְחָ֣ה

joy

See how you translated the abstract noun joy in 10:28.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,answers mouth,his

The phrase a word in its time in the second clause implies that the answer in the first clause is a good or fitting answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the good answer of his mouth” or “in the fitting reply of his mouth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,answers mouth,his

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe an answer that someone says with his mouth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “in the good answer he says” or “in what he says well in reply”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר בְּ⁠עִתּ֣⁠וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word in/on/at/with,season,its what? good

This clause is a positive exclamation that emphasizes that something spoken at the right time is very good. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this by making it a separate sentence and using a positive exclamation that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “A word in its time is very good!”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר בְּ⁠עִתּ֣⁠וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word in/on/at/with,season,its what? good

The phrase a word in its time refers to a word that is spoken at the appropriate time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and how good is a word spoken at the appropriate time”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר & מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word & what? good

See how you translated the similar use of word in 12:25.

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