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Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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חֲכַ֣םchakhambe wiseחָכַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be wise”, a commandH2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.בְּ֭נִיbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וְשַׂמַּ֣חvesamachand be gladשָׂמַחconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be glad”, a commandH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.לִבִּ֑יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וְאָשִׁ֖יבָהveashivahand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, a determination or requestH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…חֹרְפִ֣יchorefibetrothחָרַףverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “betroth”, a verb used as a describing wordH2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winterbetroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.דָבָֽרdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

Douay-Rheims

Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σοφὸς γίνου υἱὲ, ἵνα σου εὐφραίνηται ἡ καρδία, καὶ ἀπόστρεψον ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπονειδίστους λόγους.