Proverbs 17:2-4

Jubilee Bible 2000

² ¶ A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

³ ¶ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tries the hearts.

⁴ ¶ An evil doer gives heed to false lips, and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.