Proverbs
Proverbs 27:11
11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart,
so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be wise | חֲכַ֣ם | ḥă·ḵam | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2449 be wise |
| my son | בְּ֭נִי | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| and bring joy | וְשַׂמַּ֣ח | wə·śam·maḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| to my heart | לִבִּ֑י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| so that I can answer | וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה | wə·’ā·šî·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| him who taunts me | חֹרְפִ֣י | ḥō·rə·p̄î | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2778 reproach |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:1 · Psalm 119:42 · Proverbs 23:15–16 · 2 John 1:4 · Proverbs 23:24–25 · Proverbs 29:3 · Proverbs 15:20 · Ecclesiastes 2:18–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.