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Proverbs 29:19

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

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בִּ֭דְבָרִיםbidvarimin causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִוָּ֣סֶרyivaserchastiseיָסַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chastise”, an unfinished actionH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.עָ֑בֶדavedservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָ֝בִ֗יןyavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַעֲנֶֽהmaanehanswerמַעֲנֶהverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “answer”, a verb used as a describing wordH4617a reply (favorable or contradictory)answer, [idiom] himself.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understand, there will be no response.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

A slave will not be corrected by words: because he understandeth what thou sayest, and will not answer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understand, there will be no response.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understand, still he will not obey.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λόγοις οὐ παιδευθήσεται οἰκέτης σκληρός· ἐὰν γὰρ καὶ νοήσῃ, ἀλλʼ οὐχ ὑπακούσεται.