Proverbs 17:2

New Living Translation

²A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

Proverbs 17:2

International Standard Version

²A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son
and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

²⁵Foolish children^[a] bring grief to their father
and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

²⁵A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to his mother.^[a]

New Living Translation (NLT)

International Standard Version (ISV)