Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion! New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best. joy Proverbs 12:14 By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him. Proverbs 16:13 Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved. Proverbs 24:26 He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words. Proverbs 25:11,12 To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver. . . . Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers. in due season Ecclesiastes 3:1 All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven. Isaiah 50:4 The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master. how 1 Samuel 25:32,33 And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech: . . . Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…22Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established. 23A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.24The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.… Cross References Proverbs 12:14 By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him. Proverbs 15:22 Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established. Proverbs 25:11 To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver. Isaiah 50:4 The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master. Jump to Previous Apt Delightful Due Finds Good Joy Mouth Right Season Time WordJump to Next Apt Delightful Due Finds Good Joy Mouth Right Season Time WordLinks Proverbs 15:23 NIVProverbs 15:23 NLT Proverbs 15:23 ESV Proverbs 15:23 NASB Proverbs 15:23 Bible Apps Proverbs 15:23 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:23 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:23 French Bible Proverbs 15:23 German Bible Alphabetical: A an and answer apt delightful finds giving good has how in is joy man reply timely word OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:23 Joy comes to a man (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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