Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. New Living Translation An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship. English Standard Version Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips. Berean Standard Bible An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips. King James Bible Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. New King James Version He who gives a right answer kisses the lips. New American Standard Bible One who gives a right answer Kisses the lips. NASB 1995 He kisses the lips Who gives a right answer. NASB 1977 He kisses the lips Who gives a right answer. Legacy Standard Bible He kisses the lips Who responds with right words. Amplified Bible He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people] Who gives a right and straightforward answer. Christian Standard Bible He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips. Holman Christian Standard Bible He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips. American Standard Version He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the lips will kiss those that reprove. Brenton Septuagint Translation and men will kiss lips that answer well. Contemporary English Version Giving an honest answer is a sign of true friendship. Douay-Rheims Bible He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words. English Revised Version He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer. GOD'S WORD® Translation Giving a straight answer is [like] a kiss on the lips. Good News Translation An honest answer is a sign of true friendship. International Standard Version A kiss on the lips— that's what someone who gives an honest answer deserves. JPS Tanakh 1917 He kisseth the lips That giveth a right answer. Literal Standard Version He who is returning straightforward words kisses lips. Majority Standard Bible An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips. New American Bible An honest reply— a kiss on the lips. NET Bible Like a kiss on the lips is the one who gives an honest answer. New Revised Standard Version One who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips. New Heart English Bible An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Webster's Bible Translation Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. World English Bible An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Young's Literal Translation Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Further Sayings of the Wise…25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. 26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips. 27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.… Cross References Proverbs 24:25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. Proverbs 24:27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. Treasury of Scripture Every man shall kiss his lips that gives a right answer. shall Proverbs 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! Proverbs 16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. Proverbs 25:11,12 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver… giveth a right answer Job 6:25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? Jump to Previous Gives Honest Kiss Kisses Kisseth Lips Returning Right Straightforward WordsJump to Next Gives Honest Kiss Kisses Kisseth Lips Returning Right Straightforward WordsProverbs 24 1. Precepts and Warnings(26) Every man shall kiss his lips . . . Rather, He kisseth the lips that giveth right answers. His words are as pleasant as if he had kissed the inquirer's lips.Verse 26. - A distich connected with the subject of the preceding paragraph. Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer; or better, he kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer. An answer that is fair and suitable to the circumstances is as pleasant and assuring to the bearers as a kiss on the lips. Such a salutation would be a natural sign of sympathy and affection. Thus Absalom won the hearts of the people by kissing those who came to court with their suits (2 Samuel 15:5). In Genesis 41:40, where the Authorized Version has, "According to thy word shall all my people be ruled," the Hebrew runs, "Thy mouth shall all my people kiss," i.e. they shall do homage to thee, which is another signification of this action. This, however, would not be suitable here, as the kiss is supposed to be given by the speaker, though the LXX. mistakenly translates, "But men will kiss lips that answer good words." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew An honestנְכֹחִֽים׃ (nə·ḵō·ḥîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5228: Straightforward, equitable, correct, integrity answer דְּבָרִ֥ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause given מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב (mê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again is like a kiss יִשָּׁ֑ק (yiš·šāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons on the lips. שְׂפָתַ֥יִם (śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin Links Proverbs 24:26 NIVProverbs 24:26 NLT Proverbs 24:26 ESV Proverbs 24:26 NASB Proverbs 24:26 KJV Proverbs 24:26 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:26 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:26 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:26 French Bible Proverbs 24:26 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:26 An honest answer is like a kiss (Prov. Pro Pr) |
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