Proverbs 27:11

11 ¹Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may ²reply * to him who reproaches me.

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Proverbs 27:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad
That is, show thyself to be a wise man by thy words and actions; endeavour to get a good share of wisdom and knowledge, and make a good use of it, and that will rejoice my heart; as nothing more gladdens the heart of a parent than the wisdom and prudent behaviour of his son; see ( Proverbs 10:1 ) ( Proverbs 23:15 Proverbs 23:24 Proverbs 23:25 ) ;

that I may answer him that reproacheth me;
with begetting a foolish son, or a wicked man; or making him such by ill examples; or through neglect of education; or by using too much severity in it.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Proverbs 27:11 In-Context

9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.

10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.

12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

13 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

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1. Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 23:15; Proverbs 29:3
2. Psalms 119:42

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