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Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Proverbs 15:23 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૧૫:૨૩
પોતાના મુખે આપેલા ઉત્તરથી વ્યક્તિ ખુશ થાય છે; અને યોગ્ય સમયે બોલાયેલો શબ્દ કેટલો સરસ લાગે છે!
हिन्दीनीतिवचन १५:२३
सज्जन उत्तर देने से आनन्दित होता है, और अवसर पर कहा हुआ वचन क्या ही भला होता है!

In context

21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

22Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

24The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

25The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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