Proverbs 29:21

Hebrew
מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
מָנֽוֹן
ESV
Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir.
NIV
If a man pampers his servant from youth, he will bring grief in the end.
NLT
A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.
LXX
KJV
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

Proverbs 29:20 ← Proverbs 29:21 → Proverbs 29:22

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