Proverbs 17:2 · KJV
“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”
— Proverbs 17:2
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17 — Context
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 14:35
The king's favour {is} toward a wise servant: but his wrath is {against} him that causeth shame.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}
Proverbs 19:26
He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away {his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
Genesis 24:4-67
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.