Proverbs
Proverbs 23:15–16
15My son, if your heart is wise,
my own heart will indeed rejoice.
16My inmost beingd will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.
Footnotes
- d 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Word by word
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Proverbs 23:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My son | בְּ֭נִי | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| your heart | לִבֶּ֑ךָ | lib·be·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is wise | חָכַ֣ם | ḥā·ḵam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2449 be wise |
| my own heart | לִבִּ֣י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will indeed | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| rejoice | יִשְׂמַ֖ח | yiś·maḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
Proverbs 23:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My inmost being | כִלְיוֹתָ֑י | ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H3629 kidneys |
| will rejoice | וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה | wə·ṯa‘·lō·zə·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H5937 exult |
| when your lips | שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָ | śə·p̲ā·t̲ê·k̲ā | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| speak | בְּדַבֵּ֥ר | bə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| what is right | מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | mê·šā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:15 Proverbs 23:24–25 · 2 John 1:4 · 3 John 1:3–4 · Proverbs 29:3 · Zephaniah 3:17
Proverbs 23:16 Proverbs 8:6 · Ephesians 5:4 · Colossians 4:4 · Ephesians 4:29 · James 3:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.