Proverbs 27:10-11

More Proverbs of Solomon

10 Do not forsake your friend and h your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
i Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
11 j Be wise, k my son, and l make my heart glad,
that I may m answer him who reproaches me.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 12:6 - 8
    Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?
    2 Chronicles 10:6 - 8
    Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 17:17
    A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:6
    Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 10:1
    The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
    Proverbs 23:15
    My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.
    Proverbs 23:24
    The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
  5. Cross References
    Proverbs 29:3
    He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 119:42
    Then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
    Psalms 127:5
    Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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