Proverbs 27:11 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 27:11, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a father or teacher addressing a student as “my son,” a common voice in Proverbs. The appeal is personal: wisdom is not only the young man’s own good but something that gladdens the heart of the one who taught him.

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