Proverbs 15:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 15:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:238 words

HebrewMeaning

שִׂמְחָ֣הśiməḥāh

gladnessnounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

לָ֭/אִישׁlāʾiyš

manpronH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

בְּ/מַעֲנֵהbəmaʿănēh

answerpronH4617

himself

פִ֑י/וpiyw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

וְ/דָבָ֖רwədābār

wordconjH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

בְּ/עִתּ֣/וֹbəʿitwō

wayspronH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

מַהmah

how (longparticleH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

טּֽוֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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