Proverbs 27:11 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me [as having failed in my parental duty]. [Prov. 10:1; 23:15, 24.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹¹ Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, so I can answer those who insult me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

English Standard Version 2016

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

Proverbs 27:11 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 2:10

And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.

Proverbs 10:1

A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 26:16

The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

Proverbs 27:12

The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.

Proverbs 29:3

The man who loves wisdom rejoices his father. But whoever nurtures promiscuous women will lose his substance.

Philemon 1:7

For I have found great joy and consolation in your charity, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

2 John 1:4

I was very glad because I discovered some of your sons walking in the truth, just as we received the commandment from the Father.