Verse 11

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

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
  • Ps 119:42 : 42 So I will 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, then my heart will be glad, even mine: 16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. 25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  • Eccl 2:18-21 : 18 I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. 19 Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of 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 began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to 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 rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
  • Ps 127:4-5 : 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.