Proverbs 29:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. | A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end. | He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [one who] pampers | מְפַנֵּ֣ק | me-fa-NEK | H6445 | to pamperפָּנַק (pa.naq) (Piel) to indulge, pamper, bring up, treat delicately |
| from youth | מִנֹּ֣עַר | mi-NO-'ar | H5290 | youthנֹ֫עַר (no.ar) youth, boyhood, early life |
| slave his | עַבְדּ֑וֹ | av-DO | H5650 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| and end his | וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ | ve-'a-cha-ri-TO | H0319 | endאַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) 1) after part, end 1a) end, issue, event 1b) latter time (prophetic for future time) 1c) posterity 1d) last, hindermost Aramaic equivalent: a.cha.rit (אַחֲרִית "latter" H0320) |
| it will be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih-YEH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| trouble | מָנֽוֹן׃ | ma-NON | H4497 | progenyמָנוֹן (ma.non) 1) grief, progeny, thankless one 1a) meaning uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.