Proverbs 29:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.”
Proverbs 29:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 29:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 29:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 29:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A servant can’t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.”
Proverbs 29:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 29:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.”
Proverbs 29:19 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 29:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.”
Proverbs 29:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 29:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.”
Proverbs 29:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 29:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A seruant will not be chastised with words: though he vnderstand, yet he will not answere.”
Proverbs 29:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 29:19 in Context — Proverbs 29
17 Corrige á tu hijo, y te dará descanso, y dará deleite á tu alma.
18 Sin profecía el pueblo será disipado: mas el que guarda la ley, bienaventurado él.
19 El siervo no se corregirá con palabras: porque entiende, mas no corresponde.
20 ¿Has visto hombre ligero en sus palabras? más esperanza hay del necio que de él.
21 El que regala á su siervo desde su niñez, á la postre será su hijo.
What Does Proverbs 29:19 Mean?
Proverbs 29:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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