23 A (A)person has joy in an [a]apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely (B)word!
24 The (C)path of life leads upward for the wise,
So that he may keep away from [b]Sheol below.
25 The Lord will (D)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (E)set the boundary of the (F)widow.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:23 Lit answer of his mouth
  2. Proverbs 15:24 I.e., the netherworld

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