16my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.


In Context

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

14 Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.

15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad;

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

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord .

18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:16And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:16And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:16Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.