Proverbs 27:11

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Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I may answer anyone who reproaches me.

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.
  • Ps 119:42 : 42 Then I will answer those who taunt me, for I trust in Your word.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice. 16 Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him. 25 May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
  • Eccl 2:18-21 : 18 I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun. 21 For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your very self. 20 Yes, brother, may I benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
  • 2 John 1:4 : 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received the commandment from the Father.
  • Ps 127:4-5 : 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    84%

    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 23:19
    77%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    76%

    24The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

    25May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.

    26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

  • Prov 29:17
    76%

    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 17:25
    75%

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

  • Gen 27:8
    74%

    8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do what I command you.

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10Listen, my son, and accept my words, and the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 1:8
    74%

    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 4:3
    73%

    3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother,

  • Prov 27:12
    73%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 27:10
    73%

    10Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in your day of disaster; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

  • Prov 23:22
    73%

    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 19:25-27
    3 verses
    73%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 19:18
    72%

    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Ps 119:42
    72%

    42Then I will answer those who taunt me, for I trust in Your word.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 8:32
    72%

    32Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 4:20
    72%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • Prov 6:20
    72%

    20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • Prov 2:1
    72%

    1My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you,

  • Prov 3:21
    72%

    21My son, do not let them depart from your sight; guard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Prov 26:5
    71%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 7:1
    71%

    1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments with you.

  • Prov 3:1
    71%

    1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.

  • Prov 1:15
    71%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 6:3
    71%

    3So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor.

  • Job 20:3
    71%

    3I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding prompts me to reply.

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

  • Eccl 11:9
    71%

    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • Prov 5:12
    71%

    12You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!'

  • Ps 55:12
    71%

    12Destruction is in its midst; oppression and deceit do not leave its streets.

  • Prov 4:1
    71%

    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.