Proverbs 17:2
A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
3Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
Proverbs 14:35The good-pleasure of a king, is due to a servant who is discreet, but, his indignation, shall be against him that bringeth shame.
Proverbs 29:15A rod with rebuke, giveth wisdom, but, a youth unrestrained, bringeth 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 →