Proverbs 24:26 · KJV
“{Every man} shall kiss {his} lips that giveth a right answer. {that...: Heb. that answereth right words}”
— Proverbs 24:26
But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Proverbs 24 — Context
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art} righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}
26{Every man} shall kiss {his} lips that giveth a right answer. {that...: Heb. that answereth right words}
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive {not} with thy lips.
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}! {due...: Heb. his season}
Genesis 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}?
Proverbs 25:11-12
A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}
Proverbs 16:1
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, {is} from the LORD. {preparations: or, disposings}
Job 6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Mark 12:17-18
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
Daniel 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.
Mark 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: