“Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.”
Proverbs 27:11 (BSB)
Context Reading
9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul. 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. 12The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 13Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.