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Proverbs 15:23

NETBible	A person has joy¹ in giving an appropriate answer,² and a word at the right time³ – how good it is!
NIV © biblegateway Pro 15:23	A man finds joy in giving an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:23	A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
NLT © biblegateway Pro 15:23	Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
MSG © biblegateway Pro 15:23	Congenial conversation--what a pleasure! The right word at the right time--beautiful!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 15:23	A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 15:23	To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is!
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 15:23	A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is !
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KJV	A man <0376> hath joy <08057> by the answer <04617> of his mouth <06310>_: and a word <01697> [spoken] in due season <06256>_, how good <02896> [is it]! {due...: Heb. his season}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:23	A man <0376> has joy <08057> in an apt <06310> answer <04617> , And how <04100> delightful <02896> is a timely <06256> word <01697> !
LXXM	ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV upakoush <5219> V-AAS-3S o <3588> T-NSM kakov <2556> A-NSM auth <846> D-DSF oude <3761> CONJ mh <3165> ADV eiph {V-AAS-3S} kairion {A-ASN} ti <5100> I-ASN kai <2532> CONJ kalon <2570> A-ASN tw <3588> T-DSM koinw <2839> A-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	A person <0376> has joy <08057> in giving an appropriate <06310> answer <04617> , and a word <01697> at the right time <06256> – how <04100> good <02896> it is!
HEBREW	bwj <02896> hm <04100> wteb <06256> rbdw <01697> wyp <06310> hnemb <04617> syal <0376> hxmv (15:23) <08057>

NETBible

A person has joy¹ in giving an appropriate answer,² and a word at the right time³ – how good it is!

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “joy to the man” or “the man has joy.”

²tn Heb “in the answer of his mouth” (so ASV); NASB “in an apt answer.” The term “mouth” is a metonymy of cause for what he says. But because the parallelism is loosely synonymous, the answer given here must be equal to the good word spoken in season. So it is an answer that is proper or fitting.

³tn Heb “in its season.” To say the right thing at the right time is useful; to say the right thing at the wrong time is counterproductive.