Proverbs 15:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!(A)
Proverbs 15:23
Common English Bible
23 To give an appropriate answer is a joy;
how good is a word at the right time!
Proverbs 16:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 The wise of heart is called perceptive,
and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 16:21
Common English Bible
21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
Proverbs 16:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24
Common English Bible
24 Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 25:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.(A)
Proverbs 25:11
Common English Bible
11 Words spoken at the right time
are like gold apples in a silver setting.
Proverbs 27:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:14
Common English Bible
14 Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning
will be viewed as a curse.
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