Graphic Bible · Scene 19 of 27

Exactly two adult men, householder speaks calmly beside table while adult servant in plain linen stands with hands still and mouth closed, no violence, shackles, coercive punishment, writing or specific response invented.
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Proverbs 29:19

Understanding without Response

Justice, Reproof and the Fear of People · Proverbs 29

Story guide: A householder speaks while an adult servant stands quietly with his hands still and mouth closed.

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19A servant is not corrected by words alone, for though he understands, he does not respond.

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