Proverbs 27:11 Cross References

Proverbs 27:11

11: My child, how happy I will be if you turn out to be wise! Then I will be able to answer my critics.

Proverbs 10:1

  1. The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

Psalms 119:42

  1. Then I will have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in your word.

Proverbs 23:15

  1. My child, how I will rejoice if you become wise.
  2. Yes, my heart will thrill when you speak what is right and just.

Proverbs 23:24

  1. The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children.
  2. So give your parents joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.

Proverbs 15:20

  1. Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.

2 John 1:4

  1. How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

Philemon 1:7

  1. I myself have gained much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because your kindness has so often refreshed the hearts of God's people.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

  1. I am disgusted that I must leave the fruits of my hard work to others.
  2. And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? And yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work. How meaningless!
  3. So I turned in despair from hard work. It was not the answer to my search for satisfaction in this life.
  4. For though I do my work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, I must leave everything I gain to people who haven't worked to earn it. This is not only foolish but highly unfair.

Psalms 127:4

  1. Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hands.
  2. How happy is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

Philemon 1:19

  1. I, Paul, write this in my own handwriting: "I will repay it." And I won't mention that you owe me your very soul!
  2. Yes, dear brother, please do me this favor for the Lord's sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ.

Proverbs 29:3

  1. The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
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