Proverbs 27:11-14 in English

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.

¹² A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.

¹³ Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ Son, be wise, that your heart may rejoice; and remove you from yourself reproachful words.

¹² A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.

¹³ Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will know how to reply to those who would criticize me about your behavior.

¹² Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense just keep going, and later they will suffer because of doing that.

¹³ You deserve to have your property taken from you if you foolishly promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it DOU.

¹⁴ If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor while he is still sleeping, he will consider it to be a curse, not a blessing.

¹¹ Son, be wise, that your heart may rejoice; and remove you from yourself reproachful words.

¹² A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.

¹³ Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

¹² The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

¹³ Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

¹⁴ He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.

¹¹ Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

¹² The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.

¹³ Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

¹¹ My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.

¹² If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.

¹³ If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!

¹⁴ If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!

¹¹ My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

¹² A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

¹⁴ He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.

¹² The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.

¹⁴ When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; And remove thou from thyself reproachful words.

¹² A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; But fools pass on, and will be punished.

¹³ Take away the man’s garment (for a scorner has passed by), Whoever lays waste another’s goods.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, Shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.

¹⁴ He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my critics.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice; then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.

¹² A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.

¹³ Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.

¹⁴ Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, that blessing will be considered to be a curse!

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

¹³ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹¹ My son, study thou about wisdom, and make thou glad mine heart; that thou mayest answer a word to a despiser.

¹² A fell man seeing evil was hid; little men of wit passing forth suffered harms.

¹³ Take thou away his cloth, that promised for a stranger; and take thou away a wed from him for an alien man.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a great voice; and riseth by night, shall be like him that curseth.

¹¹ My son, study thou about wisdom, and make thou glad mine heart; that thou mayest answer a word to a despiser (or so that I can have an answer for any despiser, or for any mocker).

¹² A fell man seeing evil was hid; little men of wit passing forth suffered harms. (A clever person, seeing evil approach, was hidden; but people of little wit, or of low intelligence, pass forth, or continue on, and suffer harm.)

¹³ Take thou away his cloth, that promised for a stranger; and take thou away a wed from him for an alien man. (Take thou away his cloak, who hath promised for a stranger; and take thou away a pledge from him for an unknown person.)

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a great voice; and riseth by night, shall be like him that curseth (him). (He who blesseth his neighbour with a great voice, when he riseth at night, shall be likened to him who curseth him.)

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

¹² The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

¹³ Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.

¹⁴ Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.