Solomon
Proverbs 17:2WEB·traditional attribution
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Matthew Henry Presbyterian
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 and credit to the family, when the son is a fool, and a burden and shame to the family.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed
(Compare Pro 14:35). causeth shame-- (Pro 10:5). shall . . . inheritance--that is, share a brother's part (compare Num 27:4, Num 27:7).
Geneva Bible Notes Reformed
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. (b) That is, will be made governor over the children.