Proverbs 29:20
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ אָץ בִּדְבָרָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
In Context
19בִּדְבָרִים לֹא ־ יִוָּסֶר עָבֶד כִּֽי ־ יָבִין וְאֵין מַעֲנֶֽה ׃
21מְפַנֵּק מִנֹּעַר עַבְדּוֹ וְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה מָנֽוֹן ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 21:5מַחְשְׁבוֹת חָרוּץ אַךְ ־ לְמוֹתָר וְכָל ־ אָץ אַךְ ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר ׃
Proverbs 29:11כָּל ־ רוּחוֹ יוֹצִיא כְסִיל וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:20
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. Here is the description of an unprofitable, slothful, wicked servant, a slave that serves not from conscience, or love, but purely from fear. Let those that have such servants put on patience to bear the vexation and not disturb themselves at it. See their character. 1. No rational words will work upon them; they will not be corrected and reformed, not brought to their business, nor cured of their idleness and laziness, by… Read the whole commentary →