Proverbs 23:16

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Modern

My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Traditional

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Literal

And my kidneys will exult at the speaking of uprightness by your lips.

Latin

…et exsultabunt renes mei, cum locuta fuerint rectum labia tua.

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English

My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Notes

Proverbs 23:15–16

Saying 13: A wise parent feels joy when their child is wise (see Proverbs 10:1).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Proverbs 8:6
Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
Ephesians 5:4
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Colossians 4:4
Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

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