Proverbs 17:2

The Message

A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:5

Make hay while the sun shines—that’s smart; go fishing during harvest—that’s stupid.

Proverbs 11:29

Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it’s a stupid way to live.

Proverbs 14:35

Diligent work gets a warm commendation; shiftless work earns an angry rebuke.

Proverbs 17:1

A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.

Proverbs 17:3

As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are refined by God.

Proverbs 19:26

Kids who lash out against their parents are an embarrassment and disgrace.

Proverbs 29:15

Wise discipline imparts wisdom; spoiled adolescents embarrass their parents.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor child with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn’t know which end is up. I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches, and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king. Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can’t you see it’s only smoke? And spitting into the wind?