Pro 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}
He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away {his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
The king's favour {is} toward a wise servant: but his wrath is {against} him that causeth shame.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
He that wasteth {his} father, {and} chaseth away {his} mother, {is} a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all {that} he had he put into his hand.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
The king's favour {is} toward a wise servant: but his wrath is {against} him that causeth shame.
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy {is} he. {handleth...: or, understandeth a matter}
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house {is} this Eliezer of Damascus?