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A servant can`t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
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A Matter of the Heart, Not the Mind
Commentators agree that the problem described is not a lack of understanding, but a rebellious will. The servant 'understands' the words but chooses not to 'answer' with obedience. Scholars describe this as the attitude of a 'wicked servant' (Henry) with a 'surly' disposition (Gill) whose obedience is 'reluctant' (Barnes). The core issue is the heart, not the mind.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Servant — that is, a slave, whose obedience is reluctant. He may “understand” the words, but they produce no good effect. There is still lac…
19th Century
Anglican
A servant will not be corrected with words. — A slave must be corrected by sterner means; it is only fear of punishment w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A servant will not be corrected by words Not by them only, especially one that is of a servile, surly, and untractable di…
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Here is an unprofitable, slothful, wicked servant; one that does not serve from conscience or love, but from fear.
