Proverbs 29:19 in the King James Version
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Context
18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.
19 A servant can’t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.