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Proverbs 17:2
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful sonand share an inheritance among brothers.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, And shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful child and will even inherit a share of what the master leaves his children.
A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family] And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, And shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.
A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
An intelligent slave will rule a shameful son and share the inheritance with the brothers.
A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
A smart servant will gain control over his master's foolish son. He will be treated like a son and get a share of the inheritance.
A wise servant shall rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share the inheritance among the brothers.
A shrewd servant will gain authority over a master's worthless son and receive a part of the inheritance.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
A servant who acts prudently shall rule over a son who causes shame, and he shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
A discrete seruaut shal haue more rule then the sonnes yt haue no wysdome, and shal haue like heretage wt the brethren.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wise seruant shall haue rule ouer a son that causeth shame: and shall haue part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.
A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
A wijs seruaunt schal be lord of fonned sones; and he schal departe eritage among britheren.
A slave that deals wisely shall have rule over a son that causes shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.
A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
A servant who is wise in what he does will rule over a son who acts in shame. He will share in what is given as one of the brothers.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
wise: Proverbs 11:29, Proverbs 14:35, Genesis 24:4-67, Ecclesiastes 4:13
that: Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 29:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:2 - the Genesis 39:4 - overseer Genesis 41:41 - General Proverbs 12:24 - hand Proverbs 16:20 - handleth Proverbs 27:18 - so
Cross-References
I am going to make a solemn promise to you and to everyone who will live after you.
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.
At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River.
I promise that you will be the father of many nations. That's why I now change your name from Abram to Abraham.
I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.
I will give you and them the land in which you are now a foreigner. I will give the whole land of Canaan to your family forever, and I will be their God.
Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, "I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?" So he started laughing.
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,.... That does wicked and shameful actions: that is slothful, and will not attend to instruction or business; that is prodigal, wasteful, and luxurious, and causes shame to his parents, who blush at his conduct. Now a servant that behaves well and wisely in a family is observed and respected by his master, and he puts his wicked and extravagant son under him, makes him a tutor to him, and sets him to watch over him, and obliges his son to obey his orders. Jarchi illustrates this in Nebuchadnezzar ruling over the children of Israel;
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren; be appointed by his master's will to a share in his estate among his children, for his faithful service to him in life, and to encourage him to take care of his family, his children, and his affairs, after his death; or through gifts in his lifetime shall have what is equal to what his sons have; or growing rich shall purchase a part of theirs, as Gussetius y: or "shall part the inheritance among the brethren" z; being a wise man, his master shall leave him executor of his will, to divide his substance among his children, and see that everyone have their proper portion and equal share; but it rather is to be understood of his being a co-heir with them. So the Gentiles, through the will of the Lord, become fellow heirs of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ with the Jews, and share in the same inheritance with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their children; nay, when the children of the kingdom shall be shut out; see Ephesians 3:6. Jarchi gives an ancient exposition of it thus,
"a proselyte of righteousness is better than a wicked native; and in time to come he shall divide the spoil and the inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel, at it is said in Ezekiel 47:23;''
y Ebr. Comment. p. 263. z יחלק "dividet", Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Syriac version and the Targum; "partitur", Junius Tremellius "partieur", Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The “servant,” it must be remembered, was a slave, but (as in such cases as Genesis 15:2; 2 Samuel 16:4) might succeed to the inheritance.
