Proverbs 17:2
A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
1Better is a drye morsell with quietnesse, then a house full of fat offeryng with strife.
3As siluer is tryed in the fire, and golde in the furnace: so doth the Lorde proue the heartes.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.
Proverbs 14:35A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kyng: but his wrath is agaynst hym that doth dishonour hym.
Proverbs 29:15The rodde and correction geueth wisdome: but a childe left to his owne will, bryngeth his mother to shame.
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 →