Proverbs 23:16
my inmost being will rejoice 1 when your lips speak what is right. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
In Context
15My son, if your heart is wise, 1 then my heart also will be glad; 1
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, 1 but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Listen, because I will speak of noble things, 1 and when my lips open I will say upright things. 1
Ephesians 5:4Let there be no filthiness, no foolish talk, and no crude jokes—all of which are improper. Instead there should be thanksgiving.
James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in words, he is a perfect man, able to control even his whole body.
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 →