Proverbs 23:16
and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
In Context
15My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;
17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Ephesians 5:4and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.
James 3:2For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.
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 →