Proverbs 17:2

An eved maskil (wise servant) shall have rule over a ben that causeth shame, 1 and shall have a share of the nachalah among the achim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

1Better is a dry crust, and quietness therewith, 1 than a bais full of zevakhim (sacrificial religious meals) with strife. 1

3The crucible is for kesef, and the furnace for zahav, 1 but Hashem is the testor of hearts. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in kayitz is a ben maskil (son of wisdom), 1 but he that sleepeth in katzir (harvest) is a ben that causeth shame. 1

Proverbs 14:35The ratzon melech (kingʼs favor) is toward an eved maskil (a wise servant), 1 but his wrath is against him that bringeth shame.

Proverbs 29:15The shevet (rod) and tokhakhat (reproof) give chochmah, 1 but a na'ar (child) left to himself bringeth immo to shame. 1

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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