Proverbs 27:11

“The wisdom of children both reflects credit on parents and contributes to their aid in difficulties.”

“The voice of the teacher to his true disciple. He pleads with him that the uprightness of the scholar will be the truest answer to all attacks on the character or teaching of the master. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Reproacheth - For being the father of a wicked son. Proverbs 27:14”

“27:11 Fairly or not, parents are evaluated by their children’s public behavior.”

“be wise: Pro 10:1, Pro 15:20, Pro 23:15, Pro 23:16, Pro 23:24, Pro 23:25; Ecc 2:18-21; Plm 1:7, Plm 1:19, Plm 1:20; Jo2 1:4 that I: Psa 119:42, Psa 127:4, Psa 127:5 Proverbs 27:12”

“This proverb has, in common with the preceding tristich, the form of an address: Become wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, That I may give an answer to my accusers. Better than "be wise" (Luther), we translate "become wise" (lxx σοφὸς γίνου); for he who is addressed might indeed be wise, though not at present so, so that his father is made to listen to such deeply wounding words as these, "Cursed be he who begat, and who educated this man" (Malbim). The cohortative clause 11b (cf. Psa 119:42) has the force of a clause with a purpose (Gesen. 128:1): ut habeam quod iis qui me convicientur regerere possim; it does not occur anywhere in the Hezekiah collection except here. Proverbs 27:12”