Proverbs 23:16 Go deeper

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. (KJV)

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וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahso they may rejoice

Lemma: עָלַז (a.laz) · Strong's: H5937

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqu3fp)

Meaning: to exult

Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:20, Psalms 28:7, Psalms 60:6, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 94:3, Psalms 96:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5937; TAHOT Proverbs 23:16 word 1

כִלְיוֹתָ֑יkhil.yo.Taikidneys my

Lemma: כִּלְיָה (kil.yah) · Strong's: H3629

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: kidney

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3629; TAHOT Proverbs 23:16 word 2

בְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.Berwhen speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:16 word 3

שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khalips your

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:16 word 4

מֵישָׁרִֽים\׃mei.sha.Rimuprightness<es>

Lemma: מֵישָׁר (me.shar) · Strong's: H4339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: uprightness

Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 17:2, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 96:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4339; TAHOT Proverbs 23:16 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

My inmost being	→	כִּלְיָה H3629 kidney
will rejoice	→	עָלַז H5937 to exult
when your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
what is right	→	מֵישָׁר H4339 uprightness

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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