Focused Passage

Proverbs 24:26

Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous

The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Cross-references

Proverbs 15:23 Classic cross-references Genesis 41:38 Classic cross-references Proverbs 25:11 Classic cross-references Job 6:25 Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

An honest נְכֹחִֽים׃ H5228 Adjective - masculine plural answer דְּבָרִ֥ים H1697 Noun - masculine plural given מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular is like a kiss יִשָּׁ֑ק H5401 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on the lips שְׂפָתַ֥יִם H8193 Noun - fd

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