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Proverbs 17:2

English Standard Version 2016

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

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He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.

A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.