Berean Standard Bible
“A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!”
Proverbs 15 contains many sayings about speech, contrasting gentle words that turn away wrath with the harm caused by careless ones.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
World English Bible (WEB)
Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
King James Version (KJV)
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
American Standard Version (ASV)
A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Alégrase el hombre con la respuesta de su boca: y la palabra á su tiempo, ¡cuán buena es!
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Qué grato es dar la respuesta adecuada, y todavía más grato cuando es oportuna.
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