The Meaning of Proverbs 29:21 Explained

Proverbs 29:21

KJV: He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

YLT: Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator.

Darby: He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

ASV: He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 29:21?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 29:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 29:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 29:21?

What is the context of Proverbs 29:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become [his] son at the length.

What does Proverbs 29:21 Mean?

Verse Meaning

On the surface, this verse sounds as if it is a wise thing to pamper one"s slave. However, the point is that pampering, as opposed to disciplining, makes slaves disrespectful. A slave is not a son. To bring this parable over into modern life, an employee should not normally receive the same privileges as a son. If he does, the relationship essential to the effective operation of the business will suffer.

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 29

¹ observations of public government
¹⁵ and of private
²² Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption

What do the individual words in Proverbs 29:21 mean?

He who pampers from childhood his servant and in the end will have him as a son

מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן

מְפַנֵּ֣ק	He who pampers
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: פָּנַק Sense: (Piel) to indulge, pamper, bring up, treat delicately.
מִנֹּ֣עַר	from childhood
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: נׄעַר Sense: youth, boyhood, early life.
עַבְדּ֑וֹ	his servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ	and in the end
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אַחֲרִית Sense: after part, end.
יִהְיֶ֥ה	will have him
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מָנֽוֹן	as a son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָנׄון Sense: grief, progeny, thankless one.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 29:21?

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