A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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Gill's Exposition
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,.... That does wicked and shameful actions: that is slothful, and will not attend to instruction or business; that is prodigal, wasteful,…
Barnes' Notes
The “servant,” it must be remembered, was a slave, but (as in such cases as Gen 15:2; 2Sa 16:4) might succeed to the inheritance.
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. True merit does not go by dignity. All agree that the son in the family is more worthy than the servant (Joh 8:35), and yet sometimes it so happens that the servant is wise, and a blessing…
Cambridge Bible
a wise servant or, a servant that dealeth wisely, R.V., in contrast with a son who causeth shame, or dealeth shamefully. Comp.
"Free men shall minister unto a wise servant."
Sir 10:25, R.V.
The…
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