Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers.

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In The King James Version

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

In Context

1A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.

3Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:5He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.

Proverbs 14:35An intelligent minister is acceptable to the king. Whoever is useless shall bear his wrath.

Proverbs 29:15The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will, brings shame to his mother.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:2

Falsehood and Oppression Reproved. 1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. These words recommend family-love and peace, as conducing very much to the comfort of human life. 1. Those that live in unity and quietness, not only free from jealousies and animosities, but vying in mutual endearments, and obliging to one another, live very comfortably, though they are low in the world, work hard and fare hard, though they have but each of them a morsel, and that a… Read the whole commentary →

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