11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:11
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 11
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Be wiseחֲכַ֣םH2449Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularmy sonבְּ֭נִיH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand bring joyוְשַׂמַּ֣חH8055Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularto my heartלִבִּ֑יH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularso that I can answerוְאָשִׁ֖יבָהH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular. . .דָבָֽר׃H1697Noun - masculine singularhim who taunts meחֹרְפִ֣יH2778Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular