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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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.
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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)
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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 29:21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 Hb obscure
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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