Charles Spurgeon Commentary Proverbs 27:11

"My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me." — Proverbs 27:11 (ASV)

A good son is his father's honour. If anyone says of a certain man that he is a bad man, yet, if his children walk orderly, he can answer the slander without speaking a word.

Would a bad man have brought up his children in that way? Would they be walking in the fear of God if he had not walked in that way himself?

So the sons of God ought to seek, by their consistency, to keep the name of their Father clear of reproach. The consistency of our conduct should be the best answer to the accusations of the unbeliever.