Proverbs 15:23

Hebrew	שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר בְּעִתּ֣וֹ מַה טּֽוֹב
ESV	To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
NIV	A man finds joy in giving an apt reply- and how good is a timely word!
NLT	Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
LXX	οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ κακὸς αὐτῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) οὐδὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐδέ greek Meaning * Not * Nor * Neither * Not even A combination of the words οὐ (meaning no) and δέ (meaning however or but). The word οὐδέ adds another negative element to a sentence that already has one. οὐδέ can join words, phrases, or whole clauses. It often functions like English Matthew 6:20John 7:5Romans 3:10 μὴ εἴπῃ καίριόν τι καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” καλὸν τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ κοινῷ
KJV	A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

^{Proverbs 15:22 ← Proverbs 15:23 → Proverbs 15:24}

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