Proverbs 15:23
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
In context
20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead. 22 Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. 23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! 24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow’s boundaries. 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 15:23 in the KJV
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: And a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 15:23 in the NIV
A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!