My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
WEB
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
YLT
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
DBT
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.