Proverbs 24:26
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
- KJV
- Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
- WEB
- An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
- ASV
- He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
- DARBY
- He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
- BLB
- The lips he kisses—the one returning straightforward words.
- ÅB
- Kyss på lepper gir den som svarer med rette ord.
- OTB
- Et ærlig og oppriktig svar er like behagelig som et mildt kyss.
- B1930
- Kyss på leber gir den som svarer med rette ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Read in contextGenesis 41:38–57
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
Read in contextProverbs 25:11–12
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Read in contextJob 6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Read in contextProverbs 16:1
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Read in contextMark 12:32–34
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Read in contextDaniel 2:46–48
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Read in contextMark 12:17–18
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
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