Proverbs 17:2

New International Reader's Version

²A 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 International Version

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

²⁵A foolish child makes his father sad
and his mother sorry.

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

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)