Proverbs 15:23 Go deeper

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

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שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.Chahjoy

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 1

לָ֭אִישׁLa.'ish[belongs] to <the> person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 2

בְּמַעֲנֵה\־be.ma.'a.neh-in [the] answer of

Lemma: מַעֲנֶה (ma.a.neh) · Strong's: H4617

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: answer

Used 7 times. Also: Job 32:3, Job 32:5, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:4, Micah 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4617; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 3

פִ֑יוFivmouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 4

וְדָבָ֖רve.da.Varand [is] a word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 5

בְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.Toat appropriate time its

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 6

מַה\־mah-how!

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 7

טּֽוֹב\׃Tovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
takes joy	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
in a fitting reply	→	מַעֲנֶה H4617 answer
. . .	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
and how	→	מָה H4100 what?
good is	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
a timely	→	עֵת H6256 time
word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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