Proverbs - 23:16



16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

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Explanation and meaning of Proverbs 23:16.

Differing Translations

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Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.
and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.
And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
And my temperament will exult, when your lips will have spoken what is upright.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The teacher rejoices when the disciple's heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it.
Reins - See Job 19:27 note.

Yea, my reins shall rejoice,.... Which is only another phrase expressive of the same thing, and confirming the greatness of joy on the above occasion; not only his heart rejoiced, which was affectionately concerned for his son, near which he lay, the desires of which were frequently drawn out for his good, but his reins also; the seat of the afflictions rejoiced at it; showing how vehement, sincere, and hearty the joy was;
when thy lips speak right things; as they will, when the heart is wise; things agreeably to right reason, to the Scriptures of truth, the oracles of God; to the law and to the testimony; to the Gospel of Christ, and the doctrines of it; and such things as are savoury, pleasant, and profitable, and minister grace to the hearers. The Targum is,
"when my lips speak right things;''
see Proverbs 8:6.

My reins - I shall rejoice with all my soul.

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