Proverbs 29:21–24
21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
will in the end find him his heir.4
22 dA man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.
23 eOne’s pride will bring him low,
fbut he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24 The partner of a thief ghates his own life;
hhe hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — The New International Version (NIV)
21 A servant pampered from youth
will turn out to be insolent.
22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
23 Pride brings a person low,
but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
they are put under oath and dare not testify.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become his son at the length.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23 A man’s pride shall bring him low:
But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul:
He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 A servant pampered from childhood
will become a rebel.
22 An angry person starts fights;
a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
23 Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.
24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood
Will have him as a son in the end.
22 An angry man stirs up strife,
And a furious man abounds in transgression.
23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 If you spoil your servants when they are young,
they will bring you grief later on.
22 An angry person causes trouble;
a person with a quick temper sins a lot.
23 Pride will ruin people,
but those who are humble will be honored.
24 Partners of thieves are their own worst enemies.
If they have to testify in court, they are afraid to say anything.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become a son at the last.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
23 A man’s pride shall bring him low;
But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;
He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.
22 An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23 A man’s pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.
24 Whoso shareth with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration, and declareth not.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 Pamper a slave from childhood,
and later he will be ungrateful.
22 An angry person stirs up a fight,
and a hothead does much wrong.
23 A person’s pride will humiliate him,
but a humble spirit gains honor.
24 Whoever is a thief’s partner hates his own life.
He will not testify under oath.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant later on.
22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.
23 A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.
24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 A slave pampered from childhood
will come to a bad end.
22 One given to anger stirs up strife,
and the hothead causes much transgression.
23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life;
one hears the victim’s curse, but discloses nothing.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
arrogance will be his end.
22 A man of anger will stir strife,
and the owner of anger, much transgression.
23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.
24 Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life;
a curse he will hear, but not disclose.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 If you spoil your servant while he is young,
he will bring you sorrow later on.
22 An angry man stirs up fights.
And a person who burns with anger commits many sins.
23 If a man is proud, he will be made low.
But if he isn’t proud, he will be honored.
24 Anyone who helps a thief is his own enemy.
When he is put under oath, he doesn’t dare give witness.
Proverbs 29:21–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be a son.
22 An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
23 A man’s pride will bring him low,
But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
24 He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;
He hears the oath but tells nothing.