Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA man takes joy in a fitting reply — and how good is a timely word! Young's Literal Translation Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season—how good! King James Bible A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]! Hebrew A manלָ֭אִישׁ (lā·’îš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person takes joy שִׂמְחָ֣ה (śim·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee in a fitting reply, בְּמַעֲנֵה־ (bə·ma·‘ă·nêh-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4617: An answer, response and how מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what good is טּֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good a timely בְּעִתּ֣וֹ (bə·‘it·tōw) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when word! וְדָבָ֖ר (wə·ḏā·ḇār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause |
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