Proverbs 23:16
Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
In Context
15My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce:
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right:
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 →