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Louis Segond 1910
On éprouve de la joie à donner une réponse de sa bouche; Et combien est agréable une parole dite à propos!
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A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
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hat it turns away from. Reply to Objection 4: Since "a man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth" ( Prov. 15:23 ), it follows that a backbiter more and more loves and believes what he says, and consequently more and more hates his neighbor, and thus his knowledge of the truth be…
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