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Proverbs 29:12 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.Proverbs 29:12 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:12 in context
10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsshârathto attend as a menial or worshipperH8334 →
- hearkenqâshabto prick up the earsH7181 →
- rulermâshalto ruleH4910 →
- liesdâbâra wordH1697 →
- liessheqeran untruthH8267 →
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Note, 1. It is a great sin in any, especially in rulers, to hearken to lies; for thereby they not only give a wrong judgment themselves of persons and things, according to the lies they give credit to, but they encourage others to give wrong informations. Lies will be told to those that will hearken to them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary