Proverbs 29:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

A servant will not be corrected by words; for though he understands, he will not respond.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 19:16 : 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I pleaded with him with my mouth.
  • Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.
  • Prov 30:22 : 22 For a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food;

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  • Prov 29:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21He who delicately brings up his servant from childhood shall have him as a son in the end.

  • Prov 19:10
    75%

    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 29:1
    74%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Eccl 7:21
    74%

    21Also, do not take to heart everything people say, lest you hear your servant curse you.

  • Prov 26:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

  • Isa 42:20
    73%

    20Seeing many things, but you do not observe; opening the ears, but he does not hear.

  • Ps 92:6
    72%

    6A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.

  • Prov 30:22
    72%

    22For a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food;

  • Job 32:14
    72%

    14Now he has not directed his words against me, nor will I answer him with your speeches.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 29:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

    18Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he who keeps the law, happy is he.

  • Ps 38:14
    72%

    14Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no responses.

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Prov 15:32
    71%

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

    28Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

  • Prov 29:9
    71%

    9If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.

  • Deut 21:18
    71%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them,

  • Prov 30:10
    71%

    10Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

  • Isa 29:12
    70%

    12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, please: and he says, I am not learned.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Matt 12:19
    70%

    19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

  • Prov 10:19
    70%

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 3:11
    70%

    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

    25Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 19:19
    70%

    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Prov 17:2
    70%

    2A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 18:13
    70%

    13He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.

  • Jer 7:27
    70%

    27Therefore you shall speak all these words to them; but they will not listen to you: you shall also call to them; but they will not answer you.

  • Prov 17:10
    70%

    10A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Eccl 9:17
    70%

    17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

  • Prov 15:12
    69%

    12A scorner does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

  • Titus 2:9
    69%

    9Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering back;

  • Job 19:16
    69%

    16I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I pleaded with him with my mouth.

  • Prov 15:1
    69%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Prov 10:17
    69%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 14:29
    69%

    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

  • Job 34:16
    69%

    16If now you have understanding, hear this; listen to the voice of my words.

  • Job 33:33
    69%

    33If not, listen to me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.

  • Jer 29:19
    69%

    19Because they have not heeded my words, says the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but you would not hear, says the LORD.

  • Ps 32:9
    69%

    9Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, whose mouth must be controlled with bit and bridle, lest they come near you.