Proverbs

Proverbs 23:16

16My inmost beingd will rejoice

when your lips speak what is right.

Footnotes

  • d 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My inmost beingכִלְיוֹתָ֑יḵil·yō·w·ṯāyNoun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH3629 kidneys
will rejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהwə·ṯa‘·lō·zə·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine pluralH5937 exult
when your lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָśə·p̲ā·t̲ê·k̲āNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singularH8193 lip, speech, edge
speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbə·ḏab·bêrPreposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1696 speak
what is rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mê·šā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH4339 evenness, uprightness, equity

Cross-references

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Proverbs 8:6 · Ephesians 5:4 · Colossians 4:4 · Ephesians 4:29 · James 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.