19A 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 servantעָ֑בֶדH5650Noun - masculine singularcannotלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebe correctedיִוָּ֣סֶרH3256Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby words [alone]בִּ֭דְבָרִיםH1697Preposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralthoughכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhe understandsיָ֝בִ֗יןH995Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhe will notוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbrespondמַעֲנֶֽה׃H6030Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular