Proverbs 23:16 Parallel Translations
NASB: And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: My heart rejoices when you speak what is right.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
ASV: Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
BBE: And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
DBY: and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.
ERV: Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
JPS: Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
WBS: Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
WEB: yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
YLT: And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.
Proverbs 23:16 Cross References
XREF:Proverbs 8:6 "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
WES: 23:16 My reins - I shall rejoice with all my soul.
MHC: 23:12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his expectation! 17,18. The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand.
CONC:Exult Full Heart Inmost Joy Lips Reins Rejoice Soul Speak Thoughts Uprightly Yea Yes
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