Proverbs 23:16
So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity;
Ephesians 5:4And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting,—which things are beneath you,—but, rather, giving of thanks;
James 3:2For, oft, are we stumbling, one and all: If anyone, in word, doth not stumble, the same, is a mature man, able to curb even the 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 →