Proverbs 29:19–20
Proverbs 29:19–20 — The New International Version (NIV)
19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
though they understand, they will not respond.
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
19 A servant will not be corrected by words:
For though he understand he will not answer.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
19 Words alone will not discipline a servant;
the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
20 There is more hope for a fool
than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words;
For though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
19 Words alone cannot correct a servant,
because even if they understand, they won’t respond.
20 Do you see people who speak too quickly?
There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
19 A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand, he will not give heed.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
19 A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.
20 Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
19 A slave cannot be disciplined with words.
He will not respond, though he may understand.
20 Have you met a person who is quick to answer?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
20 Do you see a man who speaks too soon?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
19 By mere words servants are not disciplined,
for though they understand, they will not give heed.
20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?
There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,
for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:
there is more hope for a fool than him.
Proverbs 29:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
19 A servant can’t be corrected only by words.
Even if he understands, he won’t obey.
20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking?
There is more hope for foolish people than for him.