11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(A)
    then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(B)

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

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Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)

A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Saying 14

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is right.(A)

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15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

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42 then I can answer(A) anyone who taunts me,(B)
    for I trust in your word.

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42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

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It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,(A) just as the Father commanded us.

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I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)

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24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

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19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand.(A) I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. 20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh(B) my heart in Christ.

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19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

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Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(A) because you, brother, have refreshed(B) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

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For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

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18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.(A) 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish?(B) Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. 21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

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18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

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A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.(B)

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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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Like arrows(A) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(B)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(C) in court.(D)

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As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

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