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 proverb is exemplified in Eliezer of Damascus (Genesis 15:2), and Ziba (2 Samuel 16:4 with 1 Chronicles 2:34-35), and in Jeroboam, Solomon's "servant" (1 Kings 11:26), who, being "industrious," shared the inheritance with Rehoboam, "a son that dealt shamefully."

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