Proverbs 29:21

A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
Proverbs 29:21
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Original language (Hebrew)

מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן׃

  1. מְפַנֵּ֣קme.fa.Nek“[one who] pampers”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from פָּנַק · “to pamper” · Strong's H6445
  2. מִנֹּ֣עַרmi.No.'ar“from youth”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5290
  3. עַבְדּ֑וֹav.Do“slave his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹve.'a.cha.ri.To“and end his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחֲרִית · “end” · Strong's H0319
  5. יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. מָנֽוֹן׃ma.Non“trouble”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָנוֹן · “progeny” · Strong's H4497
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)