Proverbs 29:21
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
Proverbs 29:21 in other translations
| BSB | A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end. |
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| WEB | He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end. |
| ASV | He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last. |
| YLT | Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator. |
| DARBY | He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son. |
| BBE | If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end. |
| Webster | He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him at length become his son. |
What does Proverbs 29:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. become his son--assume the place and privileges of one.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant - Such persons are generally forgetful of their obligations, assume the rights and privileges of children, and are seldom good for any thing.
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Good usage to a servant does not mean indulgence, which would ruin even a child. The body is a servant to the soul; those that humour it, and are over-tender of it, will find it forget its place.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 29:21 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Proverbs 29:20
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Proverbs 29:21
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs 29:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que regala á su siervo desde su niñez, á la postre será su hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Celui qui gâte son serviteur dès sa jeunesse, le verra fils à la fin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn einer seinen Knecht von Jugend auf verhätschelt, so wird dieser am Ende zum Sohne werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui delicate a pueritia nutrit servum suum postea sentiet eum contumacem. |