Proverbs 29:21
21 A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
Other Translations of Proverbs 29:21
King James Version
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
English Standard Version
21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.
The Message
21 If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.
New King James Version
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end.
New Living Translation
21 A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 29:21
Commentary on Proverbs 29:21
(Read Proverbs 29:21)
Good usage to a servant does not mean indulgence, which would ruin even a child. The body is a servant to the soul; those that humour it, and are over-tender of it, will find it forget its place.