Proverbs 23:16
And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
In Context
15My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
17Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
Ephesians 5:4And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
James 3:2For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:13-17
Parental Duties. 12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Here is, 1. A parent instructing his child. He is here brought in persuading him to give his mind to his book,… Read the whole commentary →