Proverbs 23:16
Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 will be glad, even mine;
17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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 →