Proverbs 29:12
“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his seruants are wicked.”
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Proverbs 29:12 Context
10The bloodthirstie hate the vpright: but the iust seeke his soule. 11A foole vttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his seruants are wicked. 13The poore and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lightneth both their eyes. 14The King that faithfully iudgeth the poore, his throne shall be established for euer.
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If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
- King James Version
If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers {become} wicked.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
- American Standard Version (1901)
If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.
- Basic English Bible
If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.
- Darby Bible
If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- Webster's Bible
If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.
- World English Bible
A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers [are] wicked.
- Youngs Literal Bible
If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible