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A manלָאִישׁhas joyשִׂמְחָהin the answerבְּמַעֲנֵהof his mouth,פִיוand a wordוְדָבָרin its time,בְּעִתּוֹhowמַהgood!טּוֹב
Proverbs 15:23
Study it in the app“A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in its time, how good!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:23, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- has joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- in the answerמַעֲנֵהmaane
answer
What is said in answer to a question or an accusation.
Where else “maane” appears- of his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- and a wordדָבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- in its timeעִתּit
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “it” appears- goodטּוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
22Plans are frustrated where there is no counsel, but with an abundance of counselors they stand.
23 · This verse (above)
24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, so that he may turn away from Sheol below.