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proverbs_17:2

Proverbs 17:2

Hebrew
ESV
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
NIV
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
NLT
A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
LXX
οἰκέτης νοήμων κρατήσει δεσποτῶν ἀφρόνων ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
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greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀδελφοῖς διελεῖται μέρη
KJV
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 17:1 ← Proverbs 17:2 → Proverbs 17:3

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