Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׂכַלsâkalto be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- חָלַקchâlaqto be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to appor
- מָשַׁלmâshalto rule
- בּוּשׁbûwshproperly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappoi
- נַחֲלָהnachălâhproperly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; g
- תָּוֶךְtâveka bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- עֶבֶדʻebeda servant
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.