Proverbs 17:2

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

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He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.

Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.

An intelligent minister is acceptable to the king. Whoever is useless shall bear his wrath.

A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.

Just as silver is tested by fire, and gold is tested in the furnace, so also does the Lord test hearts.

Whoever afflicts his father and flees from his mother is disreputable and unhappy.

The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will brings shame to his mother.

Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity.