The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.
Proverbs 17:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers. American Standard Version (1901) A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. Common English Bible An insightful servant rules over a disgraceful son and will divide an inheritance with the brothers. Catholic Public Domain Version A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and he will divide the inheritance among brothers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. |
The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.
The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise.
A king favours a prudent servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother is a disgraceful and shameful son.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a youth left to himself is a disgrace to his mother.
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.