Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to Proverbs 14:35, Proverbs 17:2
Close CSB

Proverbs 14:35
Christian Standard Bible

35 A king favors a prudent servant,(A)
but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

Read full chapter
Close NET

Proverbs 14:35
New English Translation

35 The king shows favor[a] to a wise[b] servant,
but his wrath falls on[c] one who acts shamefully.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:35 tn Heb “the favor of a king.” The noun “king” functions as a subjective genitive: “the king shows favor….”
  2. Proverbs 14:35 sn The wise servant is shown favor, while the shameful servant is shown anger. Two Hiphil participles make the contrast: מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil, “wise”) and מֵבִישׁ (mevish, “one who acts shamefully”). The wise servant is a delight and enjoys the favor of the king because he is skillful and clever. The shameful one botches his duties; his indiscretions and incapacity expose the master to criticism (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 470).
  3. Proverbs 14:35 tn Heb “is” (so KJV, ASV).
Next
Proverbs 13
Proverbs 15
Next
Previous Next
Close CSB

Proverbs 17:2
Christian Standard Bible

2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

Read full chapter
Close NET

Proverbs 17:2
New English Translation

2 A servant who acts wisely[a] will rule
over[b] an heir[c] who behaves shamefully,[d]
and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.[e]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:2 sn The setting is in the ancient world where a servant rarely advanced beyond his or her station in life. But there are notable exceptions (e.g., Gen 15:3 where the possibility is mentioned, 1 Chr 2:35 where it changed through marriage, and 2 Sam 16:1-4; 19:24-30, with the story of Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth). This proverb focuses on a servant who is wise, one who uses all his abilities effectively—a Joseph figure.
  2. Proverbs 17:2 sn The parallelism indicates that “ruling over” and “sharing in the inheritance” means that the disgraceful son will be disinherited.
  3. Proverbs 17:2 tn Heb “son.”
  4. Proverbs 17:2 tn The form מֵבִישׁ (mevish) is a Hiphil participle, modifying בֵּן (ben). This original heir would then be one who caused shame or disgrace to the family, probably by showing a complete lack of wisdom in the choices he made.
  5. Proverbs 17:2 tn Heb “in the midst of the brothers”; NIV “as one of the brothers.”
Next
Proverbs 16
Proverbs 18
Next
dropdown
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.

New English Translation (NET)

NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.