Proverbs 27:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
  • Ps 119:42 : 42 Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad; 16 my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him. 25 May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
  • Eccl 2:18-21 : 18 Futility of Being a Workaholic So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor. 19 Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile! 20 So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth. 21 For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self. 20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
  • 2 John 1:4 : 4 I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
  • Ps 127:4-5 : 4 Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand. 5 How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:15-16
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    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

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

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 23:19
    77%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    76%

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

    25May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Prov 29:17
    76%

    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Prov 17:25
    75%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 3:11-12
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    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

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

  • Prov 13:1
    75%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1Admonition to Avoid Seduction to Evil My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

  • Gen 27:8
    74%

    8Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!

  • Prov 4:10
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    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 4:3
    73%

    3When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 27:10
    73%

    10Do 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.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 19:25-27
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    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 19:18
    72%

    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

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    72%

    42Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.

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    72%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 8:32
    72%

    32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 4:20
    72%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

  • Prov 6:20
    72%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Prov 2:1
    72%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

  • Prov 3:21
    72%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Prov 26:5
    71%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

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  • Prov 7:1
    71%

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  • Prov 3:1
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  • Prov 1:15
    71%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 6:3
    71%

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  • Job 20:3
    71%

    3When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

  • Eccl 11:9
    71%

    9Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

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    71%

    12And you will say,“How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!

  • Ps 55:12
    71%

    12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

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