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Proverbs 17:2

A wijs seruaunt schal be lord of fonned sones; and he schal departe eritage among britheren.

Bible (Wycliffe)

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

1Betere is a drie mussel with ioye, than an hous ful of sacrifices with chidyng.

3As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:5He that gaderith togidere in heruest, is a wijs sone; but he that slepith in sommer, is a sone of confusioun.

Proverbs 14:35A mynystre vndurstondynge is acceptable to a kyng; a mynystre vnprofitable schal suffre the wrathfulnesse of him.

Proverbs 29:15A yerde and chastisyng schal yyue wisdom; but a child, which is left to his wille, schendith his modir.

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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