Proverbs 15:23

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?

Noyes Bible ☆

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good it is!

Leeser Tanakh ☆

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word [spoken] at the proper time, how good is it!

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

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

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

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

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; Neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.

World English Bible ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World English Bible Classic ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World English Bible Updated ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World Messianic Bible ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Young's Literal Translation ☆

Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!)

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

لِلْإِنْسَانِ فَرَحٌ بِجَوَابِ فَمِهِ، وَٱلْكَلِمَةُ فِي وَقْتِهَا مَا أَحْسَنَهَا!

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

လူသည် ပြန်ပြောသောစကားအားဖြင့် ဝမ်း မြောက်စရာအကြောင်းရှိ၏။ အချိန်တန်၍ ပြောသော စကားသည်လည်း အလွန်လျောက်ပတ်ပေ၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

လူ သည်ပြန်ပြော သောစကား အားဖြင့် ဝမ်းမြောက် စရာအကြောင်းရှိ၏။ အချိန်တန် ၍ ပြောသော စကား သည်လည်း အလွန် လျောက်ပတ် ပေ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Kami loe lokduenghaih pathim naah anghoe; atue nathuem ah apaeh ih lok loe kawkruk maw hoih!

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

A ka dongkah hlatnah loh hlang ham kohoenah la om tih, olka khaw amah tuetang vaengah tah then tloe pai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

A ka dongkah hlatnah loh hlang ham kohoenah la om tih, olka khaw amah tuetang vaengah tah then tloe pai.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

口善应对，自觉喜乐； 话合其时，何等美好。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

口善應對，自覺喜樂； 話合其時，何等美好。

World Chinese Bible ☆

人因口中的回应而得喜乐。 合时的话何等美好！

Croatian Bible ☆

Čovjek se veseli odgovoru usta svojih, i riječ u pravo vrijeme - kako je ljupka!

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Vesel bývá člověk z odpovědi úst svých; nebo slovo v čas příhodný ó jak jest dobré!

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Mand er glad, når hans Mund kan svare, hvor godt er et Ord i rette Tid.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Een man heeft blijdschap in het antwoord zijns monds; en hoe goed is een woord op zijn tijd!

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Men kan plezier hebben in zijn eigen antwoord; Maar hoe treffend is een woord, dat van pas komt!

Esperanto Bible ☆

Plezuro por homo estas en la respondo de lia buŝo; Kaj kiel bona estas vorto en la ĝusta tempo!

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Il y a de la joie pour un homme dans la réponse de sa bouche ; et une parole [dite] en son temps, combien elle est bonne !

French Ostervald Bible ☆

On a de la joie à donner une réponse de sa bouche; et qu'une parole dite à propos est bonne!

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

On éprouve de la joie à donner une réponse de sa bouche; Et combien est agréable une parole dite à propos!

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

La réponse de sa bouche réjouit l'homme, et qu'elle est agréable, une parole dite à propos !

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Ein Mann hat Freude an der Antwort seines Mundes; und ein Wort zu seiner Zeit, wie gut!

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Es ist einem Manne eine Freude, wenn er richtig antwortet; und ein Wort zu seiner Zeit ist sehr lieblich.

German Textbibel ☆

Freude erwächst einem Mann durch die Antwort seines Mundes, und ein Wort zu seiner Zeit - wie ist es so schön!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Es freut einen Mann, wenn man ihm antwortet; und wie gut ist ein Wort, geredet zur rechten Zeit!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσει ὁ κακὸς αὐτῇ, οὐδὲ μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῷ κοινῷ.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Ala kontan ou kontan lè ou jwenn yon bon repons pou ou bay! Ala bon sa bon lè ou jwenn yon pawòl ki tonbe daplon!

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

He olioli ko ke kanaka ma ka pane ana o kona waha; O ka huaolelo hoi i ka wa kupono, ua maikai ia.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתֹּ֣ו מַה־טֹּֽוב׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

שמחה לאיש במענה פיו ודבר בעתו מה טוב׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

L'uomo riceve allegrezza della risposta della sua bocca; E quant' è buona una parola detta al suo tempo !

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Uno prova allegrezza quando risponde bene; e com’è buona una parola detta a tempo!

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

人は自分の答えによって喜びを得る。 時にかなった言葉は、なんと良いことか。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

사람은 그 입의 대답으로 말미암아 기쁨을 얻나니 때에 맞은 말이 얼마나 아름다운고

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwe engan na yohk in konauk kas fal nu ke sripa se lun pacl sac!

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Lætatur homo in sententia oris sui, et sermo opportunus est optimus.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

برای انسان از جواب دهانش شادی حاصل می‌شود، و سخنی که در محلش گفته شودچه بسیار نیکو است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O homem se alegra em dar uma resposta adequada. Quão boa é uma palavra dita a seu tempo!

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O homem se alegra com a resposta de sua boca; e como é boa a palavra a seu devido tempo!

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Un om are bucurie prin răspunsul gurii sale; și ce bun este un cuvânt spus la timpul potrivit!

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Омул аре букурие сэ дя ун рэспунс ку гура луй. Ши че бунэ есте о ворбэ спусэ ла време потривитэ!

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Радость человеку в ответе уст его, и как хорошо слово вовремя!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Raduje se čovek odgovorom usta svojih, i reč u vreme kako je dobra!

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Радује се човек одговором уста својих, и реч у време како је добра!

Mashi Bible ☆

Omuntu asîma alîke akanwa kinjà, ci kandi bwenêne kulusha asîma akoze omu kushuza.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Alégrase el hombre con la respuesta de su boca: y la palabra á su tiempo, ¡cuán buena es!

Spanish BLL ☆

Es una alegría dar la respuesta adecuada; ¡qué bueno es decir la palabra justa en el momento oportuno!

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El hombre se alegra con la respuesta de su boca; y la palabra a su tiempo, ¡cuán buena es!

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

El hombre tiene alegría en la respuesta de su boca; y una palabra en el momento correcto, ¡qué bueno es!

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El hombre se alegra con la respuesta de su boca. ¡Cuán buena es la palabra oportuna!

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku maʻu ʻe he tangata ʻae fiefia ʻi he lea ʻa hono ngutu: pea ko e lea ʻoku fai ʻi hono kuonga totonu, hono ʻikai lelei fau ia!

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Радість чоловікові — (розумний) відказ із уст його; слово в час сказане — яке воно любе!

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Радість чоловікові — (розумний) відказ із уст його; слово в час сказане — яке воно любе!

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Miệng hay đáp giỏi khiến người vui vẻ; Và lời nói phải thì lấy làm tốt biết bao!

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתּ֣וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃