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proverbs_24:26

Proverbs 24:26

Hebrew
ESV
Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.
NIV
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
NLT
An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship.
LXX
χείλη δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
φιλήσουσιν ἀποκρινόμενα λόγουςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
ἀγαθούς
KJV
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

Proverbs 24:25 ← Proverbs 24:26 → Proverbs 24:27

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