PRO 27:11 Parallel View

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ULT Be wise, my son, and gladden my heart
 ⇔ and I shall return a word to one who reproaches me.

UST My child, act wisely and make me happy,
⇔ so that I will be able to reply to anyone who argues against me.

BSB  ⇔ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart,
⇔ so that I can answer him who taunts me.

OEB Be wise, my son, and gladden my heart.
⇔ that so I may answer the man who would taunt me.

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

NET Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
 ⇔ so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

LSV Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
And I return a word [to] my reproacher.

FBV My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.

T4T  ⇔ My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise,
⇔ in order that I will know how to reply to those who would criticize me about your behavior.

LEB • and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.

BBE My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BB My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.
(My son be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make answer unto my rebukers.)

GNV My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
(My son, be wise, and rejoice mine heart, that I may answer him that reprocheth me. )

CB My sonne, be wyse, and thou shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shal make answere vnto my rebukers.
(My son, be wyse, and thou/you shalt make me a glad herte: so that I shall make answer unto my rebukers.)

WYC Mi sone, studie thou a boute wisdom, and make thou glad myn herte; that thou maist answere a word to a dispisere.
(Mi son, studie thou/you a boute wisdom, and make thou/you glad mine herte; that thou/you maist answer a word to a dispisere.)

LUT Sei weise, mein Sohn, so freuet sich mein Herz, so will ich antworten dem, der mich schmähet.
(Be weise, my son, so freuet itself/yourself/themselves my Herz, so will I antworten to_him, the me schmähet.)

CLV Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, et lætifica cor meum, ut possis exprobranti respondere sermonem.
(Stude sapientiæ, fili mi, and lætifica heart mine, as possis exprobranti respondere sermonem. )

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

BrLXX Σοφὸς γίνου υἱὲ, ἵνα σου εὐφραίνηται ἡ καρδία, καὶ ἀπόστρεψον ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπονειδίστους λόγους.
(Sofos ginou huie, hina sou eufrainaʸtai haʸ kardia, kai apostrepson apo sou eponeidistous logous. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּ֭נִ⁠י

son,my

See how you translated the same use of son in 1:8.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לִבִּ֑⁠י

heart,my

Here, heart refers to the whole person. See how you translated the same use of heart in 14:10.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אָשִׁ֖יבָה & דָבָֽר

and,answer & word

Here, Solomon refers to replying to someone as if the word spoken were an object that one returns to someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and I shall reply with a word”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠אָשִׁ֖יבָה

and,answer

Here, and introduces the result of the son being wise. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. You may need to start a new sentence. Alternate translation: “As a result, I shall return”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דָבָֽר

word

See how you translated the similar use of word in 12:25.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חֹרְפִ֣⁠י

reproaches,me

Here, one who reproaches me represents a person in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “to any person who reproaches me”

Parallel PRO 27:11