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NASB | Proverbs 29:21 He who pampers his slave from childhood Will in the end find him to be a son. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 29:21 He who pampers his slave from childhood Will find him to be a son in the end. |
Bible Question: Is this version a caution to "not pamper a servant" because they will expect the rights of a son afterward... or, more positively, is this an encouragement to "pamper a slave so that he will become a son you love" ? |
Bible Answer: Oddly enough, my first answer was that this is encouragement. Yet, you have to remember we live in a time that slavery is looked upon as bad (rightfully so (didn't want anyone to think I was advocating slavery)). At the time period this verse was written, slavery was a 'norm'. So, I checked two commentaries about this verse and they both state that this was a 'caution' about how to treat your slave. Brad |
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