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Proverbs 17:2

The Scriptures 1998

A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.

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He who gathers in summer is a wise son, He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

He who troubles his own house inherits wind, And the fool is servant to the wise of heart.

The sovereign’s delight is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is towards him who causes shame.

Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with the offerings of strife.

A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, But יהוה tries the hearts.

He who plunders a father, Chases away his mother, Is a son causing shame and bringing reproach.

A rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

A poor and wise youth is better than an old and foolish sovereign who no longer knows how to take warning.