Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2449 [e] חֲכַ֣ם ḥă-ḵam Be wise V-Qal-Imp-ms 1121 [e] בְּ֭נִי bə-nî My son N-msc | 1cs 8056 [e] וְשַׂמַּ֣ח wə-śam-maḥ and make glad Conj-w | V-Piel-Imp-ms 3820 [e] לִבִּ֑י lib-bî; my heart N-msc | 1cs 7725 [e] וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה wə-’ā-šî-ḇāh that I may answer Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs 2778 [e] חֹרְפִ֣י ḥō-rə-p̄î him who reproaches me V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc | 1cs 1697 [e] דָבָֽר׃ ḏā-ḇār. act N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

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Psalm 119:42 So shall I have with which to answer him that reproaches me: for …

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