20 Bible Verses about Answering People

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you -- I also -- one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

And the king answereth and saith unto the woman, 'Do not, I pray thee, hide from me the thing that I am asking thee;' and the woman saith, 'Let, I pray thee, my lord the king speak.'

And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.

O My people, remember, I pray you, What counsel did Balak king of Moab, What answer him did Balaam son of Beor, (From Shittim unto Gilgal,) In order to know the righteous acts of Jehovah.'

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, 'Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'

And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

And Haggai saith, 'If the unclean of body doth come against any of these, is it unclean?' And the priests answer and say, 'It is unclean.'

and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

And what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? 'That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him,

The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings to herself:

And Solomon declareth to her all her matters -- there hath not been a thing hid from the king that he hath not declared to her.

An answer hath the king sent unto Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe, and the rest of their companions who are dwelling in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, 'Peace, and at such a time:

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

And the earth doth answer the corn, And the new wine, and the oil, And they answer Jezreel.