Proverbs 27:11

11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer whoever reproaches me.

Proverbs 27:11 In-Context

9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer whoever reproaches me.
12 The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
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