New King James Version
Proverbs 29:21
21He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end.
Proverbs 29:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
- New International Version (NIV)A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.
Context of Proverbs 29:21
19A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond. 20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end. 22An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression. 23A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:21 word by word
מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He that delicately bringeth up his servant - Such persons are generally forgetful of their obligations, assume the rights and privileges of children, and are seldom good for any thing.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Son - The Hebrew word occurs here only and is therefore of doubtful meaning. The favored slave, petted and pampered from boyhood, will claim at last the privilege, perhaps the inheritance, of sonship.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21Verse 21 Good usage to a servant does not mean indulgence, which would ruin even a child. The body is a servant to the soul; those that humour it, and are over-tender of it, will find it forget its place.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. become his son--assume the place and privileges of one.Read the comment
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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
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