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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 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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 29:21
New Living Translation
Proverbs 29:21
New Living Translation
21 A servant pampered from childhood
will become a rebel.
Proverbs 29:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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
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