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Proverbs 17:2

Tree of Life Version

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance with the brothers.

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He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Whoever troubles his own household will inherit wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise-hearted.

The king shows favor toward a servant who acts wisely, but his wrath is on one who is disgraceful.

Better is dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold, but Adonai tests the heart.

He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace!

A rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.