11Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.


In Context

8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.

10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.

Proverbs 27:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:11Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.