Proverbs 17:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.

American Standard Version (1901)

² A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Common English Bible

² An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son and will divide an inheritance with the brothers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers.

Proverbs 17:2 Cross References

Proverbs 10:5

The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

Proverbs 11:29

The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise.

Proverbs 14:35

A king favours a prudent servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

Proverbs 17:1

Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Proverbs 19:26

The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a youth left to himself is a disgrace to his mother.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.