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Proverbs 29:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:12
English Standard Version
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
New Living Translation
Proverbs 29:12
New Living Translation
12 If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisers will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
New International Version
Proverbs 29:12
New International Version
Proverbs 29:19
English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:19
English Standard Version
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:19
New Living Translation
Proverbs 29:19
New Living Translation
19 Words alone will not discipline a servant;
the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
Proverbs 29:19
New International Version
Proverbs 29:19
New International Version
19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
though they understand, they will not respond.
Proverbs 29:21
English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:21
English Standard Version
21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
will in the end find him his heir.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain
Proverbs 29:21
New Living Translation
Proverbs 29:21
New Living Translation
21 A servant pampered from childhood
will become a rebel.
Proverbs 29:21
New International Version
Proverbs 29:21
New International Version
21 A servant pampered from youth
will turn out to be insolent.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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New Living Translation (NLT)
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New International Version (NIV) 
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