Proverbs 29:21
If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.
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2A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
- Prov 29:19-202 verses76%
19A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.
20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
- Prov 22:6-72 verses74%
6If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
7The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
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22An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
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29The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
- Deut 21:18-192 verses73%
18If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:
19Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;
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17Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.
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20If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.
- Prov 19:18-192 verses72%
18Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.
19A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.
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24He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
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10Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
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21His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
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44Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.
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21He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
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21A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
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22A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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18Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
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37But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
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47Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.
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53And he will be with him as a servant working for payment year by year; his master is not to be cruel to him before your eyes.
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1A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
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20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
- Exod 21:4-74 verses70%
4If his master gives him a wife, and he gets sons or daughters by her, the wife and her children will be the property of the master, and the servant is to go away by himself.
5But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:
6Then his master is to take him to the gods of the house, and at the door, or at its framework, he is to make a hole in his ear with a sharp-pointed instrument; and he will be his servant for ever.
7And if a man gives his daughter for a price to be a servant, she is not to go away free as the men-servants do.
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24The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
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1But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, though he is lord of all;
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29Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
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15The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.
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35The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
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13A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
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21Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.
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10Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
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9He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
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25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
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41Then he will go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his family and to the property of his fathers.
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7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,
8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?
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15Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
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14Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.
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12For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.
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23He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
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26He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.
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26If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.
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17Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.