11 Be 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 wise חֲכַ֣ם H2449 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular my son בְּ֭נִי H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and bring joy וְשַׂמַּ֣ח H8055 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular to my heart לִבִּ֑י H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular so that I can answer וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular . . . דָבָֽר׃ H1697 Noun - masculine singular him who taunts me חֹרְפִ֣י H2778 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular