11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. …
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. …
I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11)Children are here exhorted to be wise and good, 1. That they may be a comfort to their parents and may make their hearts glad , even when the evil days come , and so recompense them for their care, Prov. 23:15. 2. That they may be a credit to them: “ That I may answer him that reproaches me with having been over-strict and severe in bringing up my children, and having taken a wrong method with the…
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