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Proverbs 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Proverbs 27:11 · Webster Bible
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Proverbs 27:11 in other translations
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
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In context
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbor [that is] near, than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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