Proverbs 27:11 Go deeper

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

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חֲכַ֣םcha.Khambe wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 1

בְּ֭נִיBe.niO son my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 2

וְשַׂמַּ֣חve.sa.Machand make glad

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 3

לִבִּ֑יli.Biheart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 4

וְאָשִׁ֖יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahso let me bring back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 5

חֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.Fi[one who] taunts me

Lemma: חָרַף (cha.raph) · Strong's: H2778A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to taunt

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 5:18, Judges 8:15, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2778A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 6

דָבָֽר\׃da.Vara word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Be wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
and bring joy	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice
to my heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
so that I can answer	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
him who taunts me	→	חָרַף H2778A to taunt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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