Proverbs 15:23

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Probably, a special reference to debates in council Proverbs 15:22 . They bring before us the special characteristic of the East, the delight in r...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] (g) in due season, how good [it is]! (g) If we will that our talk be comfortable, we...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One ( Proverb...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in due season . in its season.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Grievous ] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other pour in cold.'
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Well-considered and opportune speech brings joy.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth. — So much mischief is done by the tongue, and its slips are so many, that when a man makes a suitable re...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 16 A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger." In the LXX there is another clause...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth ,.... When his advice is asked, and he gives good and wholesome counsel, and that being taken succeeds; it...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]! Ver. 23. A man hath joy by the answer of his mou...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Without counsel When men do not seek, or will not receive advice from others in weighty affairs; purposes are disappointed Their designs are ill...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! Note, 1. We speak wisely when we...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By the answer, i.e. by a wise or good and seasonable answer or advice, as is manifest, both from the opposite clause, and from the nature of the th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 15:23 JOY FROM A SEASONABLE WORD I. A good word yields the speaker a present joy . There is a present reaction of...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 15:23 I. It is of importance to take notice of that habit which is opposed to the duty for which the text contends; I mean the habit of r...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 15:1 . A soft answer turneth away wrath. It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to miscon...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath . Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured pers...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 23. A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; if he has succeeded in giving the right advice, it naturally pleases him; and a word spoken in d...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 25:32 ; 1 Samuel 25:33 ; Ecclesiastes 3:1 ; Ephesians 4:29 ; Isaiah 50:4 ; Proverbs 12:14 ; Proverbs 16:13 ; Proverbs 24:26 ; Prove...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The answer — By a wise, or good and seasonable answer.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 15:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 15:23