Proverbs 15:23

Coverdale Bible (1535)

O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:14 : 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The LORDE God hath geue me a wel lerned tuge, so that I can conforte them which are troubled, yee & yt in due season. He waked myne eare vp by tymes in ye mornynge (as ye scolemasters do) yt I might herke.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no filthy communicacion proceade out of youre mouth, but that which is good to edifye withall, wha nede is, that it be gracious to heare.
  • Prov 16:13 : 13 Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe. 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
  • Eccl 3:1 : 1 Every thinge hath a tyme, yee all that is vnder the heauen, hath is conuenient season.
  • Prov 24:26 : 26 He maketh him self to be well loued, that geueth a good answere.
  • 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 Then saide Dauid vnto Abigail: Blessed be the LORDE God of Israel, which hath sent the to mete me this daye: 33 and blessed be thy speach, and blessed be thou, which hast kepte me backe this daye, that I am not come agaynst bloude, to auenge me with myne awne hande.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

    15 Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

  • Prov 15:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21 A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

    22 Vnaduysed thoughtes shal come to naught, but where as are men yt can geue councell, there is stedfastnesse.

  • Prov 12:25
    75%

    25 Heuynesse discorageth ye herte of man, but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.

  • Prov 25:11
    75%

    11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe.

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

    21 Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • Prov 16:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

    24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.

  • Prov 16:1
    74%

    1 A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE.

  • Prov 15:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 A softe aswere putteth downe displeasure, but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger.

    2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 My sonne, yf yi herte receaue wy?dome, my herte also shal reioyce:

    16 yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.

  • Prov 16:13
    73%

    13 Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.

  • Prov 24:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 But they yt rebuke ye vngodly shalbe comended, & a riche blessinge shal come vpo the.

    26 He maketh him self to be well loued, that geueth a good answere.

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

    13 Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge,

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24 The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

  • Prov 13:2
    72%

    2 A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.

  • Prov 18:4
    72%

    4 The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

  • Prov 16:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20 He yt handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, yt putteth his trust in ye LORDE.

    21 Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches.

  • Prov 22:18
    71%

    18 for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:

  • Prov 15:13
    71%

    13 A mery herte maketh a chearfull countenaunce, but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy.

  • Prov 15:4
    71%

    4 A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

    30 Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.

  • Prov 21:23
    71%

    23 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 15:30
    71%

    30 Like as ye clearnesse of ye eyes reioyseth ye herte, so doth a good name fede ye bones.

  • Eccl 5:20
    71%

    20 For he thinketh not moch how longe he shal lyue, for so moch as God fylleth his hert with gladnesse.

  • Prov 17:22
    70%

    22 A mery herte maketh a lusty age, but a sorowfull mide dryeth vp ye bones.

  • Prov 17:27
    70%

    27 He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.

  • Prov 15:28
    70%

    28 A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.

  • Prov 23:24
    70%

    24 (for a righteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, & delyteth in hi)

  • Prov 27:19
    70%

    19 Like as in one water there apeare dyuerse faces, eue so dyuerse men haue dyuerse hertes.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23 Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    5 Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.

  • Prov 18:16
    70%

    16 Liberalite bryngeth a man to honor and worshipe, & setteth him amonge greate men.

  • Prov 27:9
    70%

    9 The herte is glad of a swete oyntment and sauoure, but a stomacke that ca geue good councell, reioyseth a mans neghboure.

  • Prov 10:31
    70%

    31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

  • Prov 10:19
    69%

    19 Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

  • Prov 29:20
    69%

    20 Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.

  • Prov 27:11
    69%

    11 My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.

  • Eccl 10:12
    69%

    12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

  • Prov 1:5
    69%

    5 By hearinge, the wyse ma shal come by more wysdome: and by experience,

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15 A mouth of vnderstodinge is more worth then golde, many precious stones, and costly Iewels.

  • Luke 6:45
    69%

    45 A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.

  • Eccl 8:5
    69%

    5 Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall fele no harme: but a wyse mans herte discerneth tyme and maner:

  • Prov 29:11
    69%

    11 A foole poureth out his sprete alltogether, but a wyse man kepeth it in till afterwarde.