Proverbs 15:23
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Footnotes
- pSo ch. 25:11. Comp. Isai. 50:4?
- †Heb. in his season. Ps. 1:3. Eccles. 3:11.
Cross references
- qPs. 104:27. & 145:15.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A person takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!
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NLTNew Living Translation
Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
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Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth,
and a word in its time, how good it is!
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