Proverbs 29:19

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¹⁹Words alone cannot ·correct [instruct] a servant,
because even if they understand, they won’t respond.

Proverbs 29:19

Amplified Bible

¹⁹
A servant will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, he will not respond [nor pay attention].

²¹If you ·spoil [pamper] your servants when they are young,
they will bring you ·grief [trouble] later on.

²¹
He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will find him to be a son in the end.

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