Other translations
New Catholic Bible
blessed is the one who finds a friend and the one who speaks to an attentive audience.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Happy is the one who finds a friend, and the one who speaks to attentive listeners.
Good News Translation®
someone fortunate enough to have a real friend, a person that people are happy to listen to,
Wycliffe Bible
He is blessed that findeth a very (or a true) friend, and he that telleth out rightfulness to an ear hearing. [Blessful or Blissful that findeth a very friend, and that telleth out rightwiseness to the hearing ear.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Happy is the one who finds good sense and the one who speaks to attentive listeners.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Happy is one who finds a friend, and one who speaks to attentive listeners.
Common English Bible © 2011
Happy is the one who has gained good sense and who is passing this along to listening ears.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Happy the one who finds a friend, who speaks to attentive ears.
Revised Standard Version
happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Happy is one who finds a friend, and one who speaks to attentive listeners.