Proverbs 27:11
“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 27:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sei weise, mein Sohn, und erfreue mein Herz, damit ich Antwort geben könne meinem Schmäher.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón, y tendré qué responder al que me deshonrare.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Sê sábio, meu filho, e alegra meu coração; para que eu tenha algo a responder para aquele que me desprezar.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Sê sábio, meu filho, e faz meu coração alegrar-se; então, eu responderei àquele que zomba de mim.
📖 Proverbs 27:11 in Context
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10Thine 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 neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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