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Proverbs 15:23 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Proverbs 15:23

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21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

25 The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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We speak wisely when we speak at the right time. A fitting answer, given when it is needed and likely to be heard, brings credit and joy. Many good words fail to do the good they could have done simply because they are poorly timed. There is also a special grace in having the right answer ready at once, exactly when the occasion calls for it.

If we speak wisely and well, it brings comfort to us and help to others. A person has joy in the answer of the mouth. He may take pleasure in speaking well, but he must not take pride in it. The right kind of speech is pleasing to hear and useful to those who listen, so they may say, “How good this is, and how much good it does!”

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"A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit."

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"In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble."

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