Proverbs 29:19–21

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.

21 A servant pampered from youth

will turn out to be insolent.

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.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become his son at the length.

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.

21 A servant pampered from childhood

will become a rebel.

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.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood

Will have him as a son in the end.

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.

21 If you spoil your servants when they are young,

they will bring you grief later on.

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.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become a son at the last.

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.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

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. 

21 Pamper a slave from childhood, 

and later he will be ungrateful. 

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.

21 A slave pampered from his youth

will become arrogant later on.

19 By mere words slaves 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.

21 A slave pampered from childhood

will come to a bad end.

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.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,

arrogance will be his end.

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.

21 If you spoil your servant while he is young,

he will bring you sorrow later on.

19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;

For though he understands, there will be no response.

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 He who pampers his slave from childhood

Will in the end find him to be a son.