And Abram said, “Behold, thou hast given me no offspring; and a slave born in my house will be my heir.”
Proverbs 29:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He who pampers his servant from childhood, will in the end find him his heir. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become his son at the length. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who pampers his servant from childhood will have him expecting the rights of a son afterward. American Standard Version (1901) He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last. Common English Bible Pamper servants from a young age, and later on there will be trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever nurtures his servant delicately from childhood, afterwards will find him defiant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that nourisheth his servant delicately from his childhood, afterwards shall find him stubborn. |
And Abram said, “Behold, thou hast given me no offspring; and a slave born in my house will be my heir.”
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.
an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
Now a centurion had a slave who was dear to him, who was sick and at the point of death.