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Proverbs 17:2

Modern King James Version

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

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He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart.

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

Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting.

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

He who assaults his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a boy sent off causes shame to his mother.

A poor and a wise child is better than an old and foolish king, who will not be warned any more.