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

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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 Castiga a teu filho, e ele te fará descansar, e dará prazeres à tua alma.

18 Não havendo visão profética, o povo fica confuso; porém o que guarda a lei, ele é bem-aventurado.

19 O servo não será corrigido por meio de palavras; porque [ainda que] entenda, mesmo assim ele não responderá [corretamente] .

20 Viste um homem precipitado em suas palavras? Mais esperança há para um tolo do que para ele.

21 Aquele que mima a seu servo desde a infância, por fim ele quererá ser [seu] filho.

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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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