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Proverbs 17:2

“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”

Verse in context — Proverbs 17

1

Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.

2

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

3

The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

4

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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