Proverbs 17:2
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
1Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.
Proverbs 14:35The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; but his wrath striketh him that dealeth shamefully.
Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself causeth 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 →