American Standard Version
"My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me. "
— Proverbs 27:11, American Standard Version
“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.”
“Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.”
“Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.”
“Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.”
“My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.”
“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.”
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.