Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
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- Proverbs 10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
- Proverbs 14:35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
- Proverbs 19:26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.