17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the {b} inheritance among the brethren.
(b) That is, will be made governor over the children.
17:1 These words recommend family love and peace, as needful for the comfort of human life. 2. The wise servant is more deserving, and more likely to appear one of the family, than a profligate son. 3. God tries the heart by affliction. He thus has often shown the sin remaining in the heart of the believer.
