Proverbs 23:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.”
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BSBPD
“My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
- Ephesians 4:29Let 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.
- Ephesians 5:4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
- Colossians 4:4Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
- James 3:2We 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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