Bible verse

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 17:2 · BSB

Proverbs 17:2 in context

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.

Read all of Proverbs 17

Proverbs 17:2 in other translations

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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