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Proverbs 29:19

King James Version (KJV)

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

Translations

Proverbs 29:19 - Amplified Bible

A servant will not be corrected by words alone; for though he understands, he will not answer [the master who mistreats him].

Proverbs 29:19 - American Standard Version

A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.

Proverbs 29:19 - Bible in Basic English

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

Proverbs 29:19 - Darby Bible

A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.

Proverbs 29:19 - English Standard Version

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.

Proverbs 29:19 - King James Version

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

Proverbs 29:19 - La Biblia de las Americas

Un siervo no se corrige sòlo con palabras;
aunque entienda, no responderá.

Proverbs 29:19 - The Message

It takes more than talk to keep workers in line;
   mere words go in one ear and out the other.

 

Proverbs 29:19 - New American Standard Bible

A slave will not be instructed by words {alone;} For though he understands, there will be no response.

Proverbs 29:19 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Un siervo no aprende sòlo con palabras;
Aunque entienda, no responderá.

Proverbs 29:19 - World English Bible

A servant can`t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

Proverbs 29:19 - Young's Living Translation

By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.

Proverbs 29:19 - Additional Comments

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