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

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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)

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25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

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15 A gentle answer(A) turns away wrath,(B)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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11 Like apples[a] of gold in settings of silver(A)
    is a ruling rightly given.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots

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