Verse 11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vær klok, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare dem som taler vondt om meg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Min sønn, vær klok og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare ham som håner meg.

• Norsk King James

  Min sønn, vær klok, og glede mitt hjerte, for at jeg kan svare den som anklager meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær klok, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare den som håner meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vær vis, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så kan jeg svare dem som håner meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Min sønn, vær klok og gjør mitt hjerte glad, så jeg kan svare han som håner meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Min sønn, vær klok og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare den som beskylder meg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Min sønn, vær klok og gjør mitt hjerte glad, så jeg kan svare han som håner meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bli vis, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan gi svar til den som håner meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.27.11", "source": "חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר׃", "text": "*ḥăkam bĕnî wĕśammaḥ libbî wĕʾāšîbāh ḥōrĕpî dābār*", "grammar": { "*ḥăkam*": "qal imperative masculine singular - be wise", "*bĕnî*": "masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my son", "*wĕśammaḥ*": "conjunction + piel imperative masculine singular - and gladden", "*libbî*": "masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*wĕʾāšîbāh*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - that I may answer", "*ḥōrĕpî*": "qal participle masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - one who reproaches me", "*dābār*": "masculine singular - word/matter" }, "variants": { "*ḥăkam*": "be wise/act wisely/become wise", "*śammaḥ*": "gladden/make rejoice/cheer", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*ʾāšîbāh*": "answer/return/bring back", "*ḥōrēp*": "one who reproaches/scorner/taunter", "*dābār*": "word/thing/matter" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Vær klok, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan gi svar til den som håner meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær viis, min Søn! og glæd mit Hjerte, paa det jeg kan svare den et Ord, som forhaaner mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reoacheth me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Min sønn, vær klok og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare han som håner meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Visdom gjør meg glad, min sønn, så jeg kan svare min håner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vær vis, min sønn, og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan gi svar til den som håner meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Min sønn, vær klok og gjør mitt hjerte glad, så jeg kan svare ham som håner meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Min sønn, vær vis og gled mitt hjerte, så jeg kan svare den som håner meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
• Ps 119:42 : 42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word.
• Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
• Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.
• Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
• Eccl 2:18-21 : 18 Yes, I hated all my labor that I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I have labored and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 Therefore I turned my heart to despair over all the labor which I had done under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
• Phlm 1:7 : 7 For we have great joy and solace in your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.
• Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it: although I do not say to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord: refresh my heart in the Lord.
• 2 John 1:4 : 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found your children walking in truth, as we received a commandment from the Father.
• Ps 127:4-5 : 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
• Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.