Proverbs 17:2
2 A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:2
Commentary on Proverbs 17:2
(Read Proverbs 17:2)
The wise servant is more deserving, and more likely to appear one of the family, than a profligate son.