Proverbs 23:16 - Exposition

My reins shall rejoice. The "reins" ( kelayoth ) , kidneys, are regarded as the seat of feeling and sensation ( Job 19:27 ). or of the inner nature generally ( Psalms 16:7 ; Revelation 2:22 ). I shall rejoice in my very soul when thy lips speak right things; i.e. when thy heart is so replete with wisdom, thy mind so well instructed as to utter naught but what is true and sensible ( Proverbs 8:6 ). The composition of these two verses is noteworthy, Proverbs 23:15 being parallel to Proverbs 23:16 , and Proverbs 23:15 to Proverbs 23:16 . Septuagint, "And thy lips shall linger in words ( ἐνδιατρίψει λόγοις ) with my lips, if they be right," which seems to mean, "If thy lips utter what is right, they will gather wisdom from my words and impart it to others."