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Proverbs 23:16
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And my inmost being will exultWhen your lips speak upright things.
And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.
Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.
Yes, my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak right things.
And my reins shall rejoice when your lips speak right things.
It makes me feel good inside when you say the right things.
Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
Yea my reines shall reioyce, when thy lippes speake right things.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.
Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak right things.
Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
and if you are truthful, I will really be glad.
my inmost being rejoices when your lips say what is right.
And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.
Yea, my heart shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right.
My heart will be full of joy when your lips speak what is right.
and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.
And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.
And my insides will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.
My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
And my innermost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.
I will be so pleased if you speak what is right.
I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.
My innermost being will cheer when your lips say what is right.
and my reynes schulen make ful out ioye, whanne thi lippis speken riytful thing.
My soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thy: Proverbs 8:6, Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, Colossians 4:4, James 3:2
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:9 - David Proverbs 10:1 - A wise Proverbs 15:20 - wise Proverbs 16:24 - Pleasant Proverbs 17:21 - hath Proverbs 23:24 - father Proverbs 27:11 - be wise
Cross-References
"My lord, listen to me. The land [you seek] is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between you and me? So bury your dead."
and when we arrived at the inn [after leaving here], we opened our sacks and there was each man's money [with which he had paid for grain], in full, returned in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back [this time].
"This is what everyone who is counted shall give [as he joins those already counted]: a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs); a half shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
"It cannot be obtained for pure gold, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
"I bought the field that was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle's son, and weighed out the money for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
"The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels [added together, a total of sixty] shall be your maneh (mina).
I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, do not." So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver as my wages.
"So then, in everything treat others the same way you want them to treat you, for this is [the essence of] the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets.
Owe nothing to anyone except to love and seek the best for one another; for he who [unselfishly] loves his neighbor has fulfilled the [essence of the] law [relating to one's fellowman].
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims.
Proverbs 23:16
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.
Proverbs 23:17
Envy sinners - Compare in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but envy, emulate, the fear of the Lord.”
Proverbs 23:18
Or, For if there is an end (hereafter), thine expectations shall not be cut off. There is an implied confidence in immortality.
Proverbs 23:20
Riotous eaters of flesh - The word is the same as “glutton” in Proverbs 23:21 and Deuteronomy 21:20.
Proverbs 23:21
The three forms of evil that destroy reputation and tempt to waste are brought together.
Drowsiness - Specially the drunken sleep, heavy and confused.
Proverbs 23:26
Observe - Another reading gives, “let thine eyes delight in my ways.”
Proverbs 23:28
As for a prey - Better as in the margin.
The transgressors - Better, the treacherous,” those that attack men treacherously.
Proverbs 23:29
Woe ... sorrow - The words in the original are interjections, probably expressing distress. The sharp touch of the satirist reproduces the actual inarticulate utterances of drunkenness.
Proverbs 23:30
Mixed wine - Wine flavored with aromatic spices, that increase its stimulating properties Isaiah 5:22. There is a touch of sarcasm in “go to seek.” The word, elsewhere used of diligent search after knowledge Proverbs 25:2; Job 11:7; Psalms 139:1, is used here of the investigations of connoisseurs in wine meeting to test its qualities.
Proverbs 23:31
His color - literally, “its eye,” the clear brightness, or the beaded bubbles on which the wine drinker looks with complacency.
It moveth itself aright - The Hebrew word describes the pellucid stream flowing pleasantly from the wineskin or jug into the goblet or the throat (compare Song of Solomon 7:9), rather than a sparkling wine.
Proverbs 23:32
Adder - Said to be the Cerastes, or horned snake.
Proverbs 23:34
The passage is interesting, as showing the increased familiarity of Israelites with the experiences of sea life (compare Psalms 104:25-26; Psalms 107:23-30).
In the midst of the sea - i. e., When the ship is in the trough of the sea and the man is on the deck. The second clause varies the form of danger, the man is in the “cradle” at the top of the mast, and sleeps there, regardless of the danger.
Proverbs 23:35
The picture ends with the words of the drunkard on waking from his sleep. Unconscious of the excesses of the night, his first thought is to return to his old habit.
When shall I awake ... - Better, when I shall awake I will seek it yet again.
