Proverbs 23:16
And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.
Leeser Tanakh
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 be envious against sinners; but [remain] in the fear of the lord all the time.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Hear! for of noble things will I speak; and the opening of my lips shall be of what is equitable.
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 →