Proverbs 15:22-24

King James Version

²²Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

²⁴The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

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Proverbs 15:22-24

New International Version

²²Plans fail for lack of counsel,^(A)
but with many advisers^(B) they succeed.^(C)

²³A person finds joy in giving an apt reply^(D)—
and how good is a timely word!^(E)

²⁴The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

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Proverbs 15:22-24

New King James Version

²²^(A)Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.

²³A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
And ^(B)a word spoken ^[a]in due season, how good it is!

²⁴^(C)The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may ^(D)turn away from ^[b]hell below.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 15:23 Lit. in its time
Proverbs 15:24 Or Sheol

Proverbs 15:22-24

New American Standard Bible

²²Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they ^[a]succeed.
²³A ^(A)person has joy in an ^[b]apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely ^(B)word!
²⁴The ^(C)path of life leads upward for the wise,
So that he may keep away from ^[c]Sheol below.