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proverbs_23:16

Proverbs 23:16

Hebrew
ESV
My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
NIV
my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
NLT
Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐνδιατρίψει λόγοιςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
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greek

The definite article
σὰ χείλη πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
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greek

The definite article
ἐμὰ χείλη ἐὰν ὀρθὰ ὦσιν
KJV
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Proverbs 23:15 ← Proverbs 23:16 → Proverbs 23:17

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