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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 23:16 - Rejoice
Proverbs 23:16 - Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea my reins | H3629 | כִּלְיָה |
[Noun Feminine] a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively the mind (as the interior self) |
| shall rejoice | H5937 | עָלַז |
[Verb] to jump for {joy} that {is} exult |
| when thy lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| speak | H1696 | דָבַר |
[Verb] perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| right things | H4339 | מֵישָׁר |
[Noun Masculine] {evenness} that {is} (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also {straightness} that {is} (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.