Proverbs 29:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials become wicked.
Proverbs 29:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 By mere words slaves are not disciplined,
for though they understand, they will not give heed.
Proverbs 29:19
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A servant cannot be disciplined with words.
Although he understands, he shows no response.
Proverbs 29:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 A slave pampered from childhood
will come to a bad end.[a]
Footnotes
- 29.21 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 29:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 If someone pampers his servant from the time he is young,
later on he will have grief.
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