Proverbs 23:16
וְתַעְלֹזְנָה כִלְיוֹתָי בְּדַבֵּר שְׂפָתֶיךָ מֵישָׁרִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
In Context
15בְּנִי אִם ־ חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם ־ אָֽנִי ׃
17אַל ־ יְקַנֵּא לִבְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִים כִּי אִם ־ בְּיִרְאַת ־ יְהוָה כָּל ־ הַיּֽוֹם ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6שִׁמְעוּ כִּֽי ־ נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי מֵישָׁרִֽים ׃
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 →