12If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.


In Context

9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, there is no rest.

10 The blood-thirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

12 If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.

13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD enlighteneth both their eyes.

14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Proverbs 29:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:12A prince that gladly heareth lying words, hath all his servants wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:12A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler listen to lies, all his servants are wicked.