Proverbs 23:16
Yea, my reins shall exult, When thy lips speak right things.
Noyes Bible
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 continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I speak excellent things, And my lips utter that which is right.
Ephesians 5:4neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor indecent jesting, which are not becoming; but rather giving of thanks.
James 3:2For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
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 →