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Proverbs 17:2

King James 2000

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

The king's favor is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame.

Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.

He that mistreats his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame, and brings reproach.

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

Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.