Proverbs 23:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And my inmost beingכִלְיֹותָ֑י
(chil·yo·v·tai;)
3629: a kidneyof uncertain derivation
will rejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה
(ve·ta'·lo·ze·nah)
5937: to exulta prim. root
When your lipsפָתֶ֗יךָ
(fa·tei·cha)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
speakבְּדַבֵּ֥ר
(be·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
what is right.מֵישָׁרִֽים׃
(mei·sha·rim.)
4339: evenness, uprightness, equityfrom yashar


















KJV Lexicon
Yea my reins
kilyah  (kil-yaw')
a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self) -- kidneys, reins.
shall rejoice
`alaz  (aw-laz')
to jump for joy, i.e. exult -- be joyful, rejoice, triumph.
when thy lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
right things
meyshar  (may-shawr')
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak what is right.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My innermost being will cheer when your lips say what is right.

International Standard Version
My innermost being will be glad when your lips speak what is right.

NET Bible
my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And my kidneys will be glad whenever your lips speak uprightness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My heart rejoices when you speak what is right.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
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