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Proverbs 17:2
2 A wise servant shall have rule over ba son that causeth shame,
And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
b | See ch. 10:5. Comp. ver. 21, 25. Ecclus. 10:25. |
Proverbs 17:2 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
Proverbs 17:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful child
and will even inherit a share of what the master leaves his children.
Proverbs 17:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully,
and he will share the inheritance with the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
Proverbs 17:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 A wise servant will rule over a shameful child.
He will be given part of the property as if he were a family member.
Proverbs 17:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
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