Proverbs 15:22-24
King James Version
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:23 Lit. in its time
- Proverbs 15:24 Or Sheol
Proverbs 15:22-24
English Standard Version
22 (A)Without counsel plans fail,
but with many advisers they succeed.
23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and (B)a word in season, how good it is!
24 The path of life leads upward (C)for the prudent,
that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 15:22-24
New American Standard Bible
22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they [a]succeed.
23 A (A)person has joy in an [b]apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely (B)word!
24 The (C)path of life leads upward for the wise,
So that he may keep away from [c]Sheol below.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:22 Or are established
- Proverbs 15:23 Lit answer of his mouth
- Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld
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