Proverbs 29:19
“A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A servant will not be corrected by words,.... Not by them only, especially one that is of a servile, surly, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Servant - i. e., A slave, whose obedience is reluctant. He may “understand” the words, but they produce no good effect.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Here is the description of an unprofitable, slothful, wicked servant, a slave that serves not from conscience, or love,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
words He needs sterner measures.
answer i.e. respond in work and action: give heed, R.V.; οὐχ ὑπακούσεται, LXX. The…