Proverbs 17:2

Authorized (King James) Version

²A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,
and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 17:2

New International Version

²A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father,
and bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁵A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.^(A)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)