Bible verse
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
KJV
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
ASV
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
ERV
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
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