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Selected Verse: Proverbs 15:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 15:23 |
King James |
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Good advice blesses the giver and receiver. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Probably, a special reference to debates in council Pro 15:22. They bring before us the special characteristic of the East, the delight in ready, improvised answers, solving difficulties, turning aside anger. Compare the effect on the scribe Mar 12:28. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The answer - By a wise, or good and seasonable answer. |
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.