19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:19
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 19
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A servant עָ֑בֶד H5650 Noun - masculine singular cannot לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be corrected יִוָּ֣סֶר H3256 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular by words [alone] בִּ֭דְבָרִים H1697 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural though כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction he understands יָ֝בִ֗ין H995 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular he will not וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb respond מַעֲנֶֽה׃ H6030 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular