Proverbs 17:2
Verse 2 of 28. The 17th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.