Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 29:12
12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants will be wicked.
Proverbs 29:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked.
Context of Proverbs 29:12
10Bloodthirsty people hate a man of integrity and seek the soul of the upright. 11A fool gives full vent to his temper, but a wise man holds it back. If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants will be wicked. 13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Adonai gives light to the eyes of both. 14If a king judges the poor with truth, his throne will always be secure.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:12 word by word
מֹ֭שֵׁל מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁ֑קֶר כָּֽל־מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:12
- Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
- Proverbs 25:23A north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue angry faces.
- 1 Samuel 22:8Yet all of you have conspired against me, and there was nobody disclosing to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse! None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush—as is the case today?”
- 1 Samuel 23:19Then some of the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gibeah, saying, “Isn’t David hiding with us in the strongholds at Choresh, in the hill of Hachilah which is south of Jeshimon?
- 2 Samuel 3:7Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you slept with my father’s concubine?”
- 2 Samuel 4:5Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth at the heat of the day, as he was taking his midday nap.
- 1 Kings 21:11So the men of his city—the elders and the nobles who lived in his city—did just as Jezebel had bid them, just as was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
- 2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a second letter to them saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” Now the king’s sons, 70 people, were with the city’s prominent men.
- Psalms 52:2when Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”
- Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret —him I will silence. Who has haughty eyes and a proud heart —him I will not tolerate.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12If a ruler hearken to lies - Wherever the system of espionage is permitted to prevail, there the system of falsity is established; for he who is capable of being a spy and informer, is not only capable of telling and swearing lies, but also of cutting his king's or even his father's throat. I have seen cases, where the same spy received pay from both parties, and deceived both.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12All his servants are wicked - They know what will please, and they become informers and backbiters.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 One who loves flatterers, and hearkens to slanderers, causes his servants to become liars and false accusers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. His servants imitate him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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