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Proverbs 29:19
Proverbs 29:19 is verse 19 of Proverbs chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
King James Version
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
World English Bible
A servant can’t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
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Proverbs 29:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
Job 19:16I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.