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


In Context

9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

10 The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.

11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

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

13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

14 The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:12If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants 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.