NET Bible
"Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me."
— Proverbs 27:11, NET Bible
“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.”
“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.”
“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.”
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.
Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.
Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of a stranger.
If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.