Proverbs 27:11

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: For I trust in thy word.

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: But he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and are punished.