Proverbs 29:19

Proverbs 29:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
• New International Version (NIV)Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond.

Context of Proverbs 29:19

17Warn your children when they do wrong things, so that you have peace in your mind. They will make you very happy. 18If people do not hear God's message, there is no law to control them. But if someone obeys God's law, he is in a happy place. You must use more than words to show a servant what is right. Even if he understands what you say, he will not obey you. 20Do you know anyone who speaks before he thinks? A foolish person is more likely to become wise than that person. 21You may give a servant everything that he wants from his birth. But if you do that, he will be useless in the end.

Proverbs 29:19 word by word

בִּ֭דְבָרִים לֹא־יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי־יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• will not be correctedיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• by wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• for though he understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• he will not answerמַעֲנֶהma‛ăneh · answerH4617

Cross-references for Proverbs 29:19

• Proverbs 26:3There are right ways to punish a horse or a donkey. The right way to punish a fool is to beat him with a stick.
• Proverbs 30:22A slave who becomes a king. A fool who eats too much.
• Job 19:16I tell my servant to come to me but he does not come. I ask him to help me, but he does nothing.

Commentaries on Proverbs 29:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Servant - i. e., A slave, whose obedience is reluctant. He may “understand” the words, but they produce no good effect. There is still lacking the true “answer” of obedience.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 Here is an unprofitable, slothful, wicked servant; one that serves not from conscience, or love, but from fear.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Sometimes, you may need to add clear consequences to instructions for discipline.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. A servant--who lacks good principle. corrected--or discovered. will not answer--that is, will not obey.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 29:19

• Servant

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Commentaries on Proverbs 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings