New American Standard Bible 1995

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A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
A man man Noun H376 לָ֭אִישׁ la·'ish
has joy joy, gladness, mirth Noun H8057 שִׂמְחָ֣ה sim·chah
in an apt mouth Noun H6310 פִ֑יו fiv;
answer, an answer, response Noun H4617 בְּמַעֲנֵה־ be·ma·'a·neh-
And how what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
delightful pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹּֽוב׃ to·vv.
is a timely time Noun H6256 בְּעִתֹּ֣ו be·'it·tov
word! speech, word Noun H1697 וְדָבָ֖ר ve·da·var

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New American Standard Bible 1995 A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
King James Bible A man has hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in an apt answer, And due season, how delightful good is a timely word!it!
Hebrew Greek English A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!