the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Proverbs 29:19
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Words alone will not discipline a servant; the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
A slave will not be corrected by words; For though he understands, he will not give heed.
Words alone cannot correct a servant, because even if they understand, they won't respond.
A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understandeth, he will not answer.
A servant will not be corrected by words alone; For though he understands, he will not respond [nor pay attention].
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
A seruaunt mai not be tauyt bi wordis; for he vndirstondith that that thou seist, and dispisith for to answere.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not give heed.
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
Even when servants are smart, it takes more than words to make them obey.
A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.
A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.
A slave can't be disciplined with words; he may understand, but he won't respond.
A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.
Servants will not learn a lesson if you only talk to them. They might understand you, but they will not obey.
A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understand, there will be no response.
A seruant will not be corrected by words: for though hee vnderstand, hee will not answere.
A servant will not be taught by words alone. For even if he understands, he will not answer.
By mere words servants are not disciplined, for though they understand, they will not give heed.
A seruant will not be chastised with words: though he vnderstand, yet he will not answere.
A servant will not be corrected by words; for he knows then that he will not be beaten.
You cannot correct servants just by talking to them. They may understand you, but they will pay no attention.
By words, a servant will not be corrected, though he perceiveth, yet is there no answer.
A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not give heed.
A [stubbourne] seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes: for though he vnderstande, yet will he not regarde them.
As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
A servant cannot be disciplined by words;though he understands, he doesn’t respond.
A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
A servant is not corrected by words; though he discerns, there is no answer.
By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
A seruaut wil not be the better for wordes, for though he vnderstonde, yet wil he not regarde them.
It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.
A slave will not be instructed by words alone; For though he understands, there will be no response.
A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond.
A slave will not be instructed by words alone; For though he understands, there will be no response.
A slave will not be corrected by words alone;For though he understands, there will be no answer.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
servant: Proverbs 26:3, Proverbs 30:22
though: Job 19:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 16:6 - as it pleaseth thee Exodus 21:20 - smite Proverbs 17:10 - General
Cross-References
Everyone lies to his neighbor. With flattering lips, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Hosts.
Then I said, "Lord, how long?" He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A servant will not be corrected by words,.... Not by them only, especially one that is of a servile, surly, and untractable disposition; otherwise a good servant, and well disposed to his master, and willing to serve him, and promote his interest, a word is sufficient for such an one; when he is bid to go, he goes; or to come, he comes, Matthew 8:9; or if he has done wrong, and his fault is told him, he will amend another time; whereas a rough ill natured servant will not regard words, but must have blows to correct him;
for though he understand; what his master says, and what is his will, and knows he has done wrong, and ought to do otherwise, which is an aggravation of sin:
he will not answer; own his fault and promise to do better for the future; through the surliness of his nature, and contempt of his master, whom he does not think worthy of an answer: so the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "he despises to answer"; thus Job was used by his servants, Job 19:16; There is an answering which is forbidden servants, Titus 2:9; but this what becomes them, and is expressive of their respect and reverence to their masters, and their ready, hearty, and cheerful obedience to them; and which especially should be in Christian servants to Christian masters, 1 Timothy 6:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Servant - i. e., A slave, whose obedience is reluctant. He may âunderstandâ the words, but they produce no good effect. There is still lacking the true âanswerâ of obedience.
