Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked. New Living Translation If a ruler pays attention to liars, all his advisers will be wicked. English Standard Version If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked. Berean Standard Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. King James Bible If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. New King James Version If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked. New American Standard Bible If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked. NASB 1995 If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked. NASB 1977 If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked. Legacy Standard Bible If a ruler pays attention to a lying word, All his ministers become wicked. Amplified Bible If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption], All his officials will become wicked. Christian Standard Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. Holman Christian Standard Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. American Standard Version If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked. Contemporary English Version A ruler who listens to lies will have corrupt officials. English Revised Version If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, all his servants are wicked. GOD'S WORD® Translation If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked. Good News Translation If a ruler pays attention to false information, all his officials will be liars. International Standard Version When a ruler is listening to lies, all of his officials tend to become wicked. Majority Standard Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. NET Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked. New Heart English Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked. Webster's Bible Translation If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked. World English Bible If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA ruler who is attending to lying words, "" All his ministers [are] wicked. Young's Literal Translation A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked. Smith's Literal Translation A ruler listening to the word of falsehood, all serving him are unjust. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked. Catholic Public Domain Version A leader who freely listens to lying words has only impious servants. New American Bible If rulers listen to lying words, their servants all become wicked. New Revised Standard Version If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated All the Servants of a Prince that hears a lying word are evil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked. Brenton Septuagint Translation When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stiff-Necked will Be Destroyed…11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back. 12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. 13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.… Cross References Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. 1 Kings 12:6-11 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. / They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” / But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. ... 2 Chronicles 10:6-11 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. / They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” / But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. ... Psalm 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence. Jeremiah 23:16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. Micah 3:5 This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: Ezekiel 13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. 2 Samuel 15:3-6 Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.” / And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.” / Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. ... Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Matthew 23:24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. Luke 6:39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? John 9:41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.” Romans 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. Treasury of Scripture If a ruler listen to lies, all his servants are wicked. Proverbs 20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. Proverbs 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 1 Samuel 22:8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? Jump to Previous Attending Attention Evil-Doers False. Falsehood Gives Hearken Hearkeneth Listens Ministers Officials Pays Ruler Servants Wicked WordsJump to Next Attending Attention Evil-Doers False. Falsehood Gives Hearken Hearkeneth Listens Ministers Officials Pays Ruler Servants Wicked WordsProverbs 29 1. observations of public government15. and of private 22. Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption If a ruler The term "ruler" in this context refers to anyone in a position of authority or leadership. In Hebrew, the word used is "מושל" (moshel), which implies someone who governs or has dominion. Historically, rulers were seen as representatives of God's order on earth, tasked with maintaining justice and righteousness. The integrity of a ruler is crucial because their actions and decisions set the tone for the entire administration. In a broader sense, this can apply to leaders in various spheres, including political, religious, and familial. listens to lies all his officials will be wicked "Componitur orbis "By the king's precedent Hebrew If a rulerמֹ֭שֵׁל (mō·šêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign listens מַקְשִׁ֣יב (maq·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against lies, דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause all כָּֽל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his officials מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו (mə·šā·rə·ṯāw) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to will be wicked. רְשָׁעִֽים׃ (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person Links Proverbs 29:12 NIVProverbs 29:12 NLT Proverbs 29:12 ESV Proverbs 29:12 NASB Proverbs 29:12 KJV Proverbs 29:12 BibleApps.com Proverbs 29:12 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 29:12 Chinese Bible Proverbs 29:12 French Bible Proverbs 29:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies all (Prov. 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