Proverbs 27:11

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

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then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in thy word.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer discreetly.

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.

For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.