Proverbs 29:12

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

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

BSB

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 12

One who loves flatterers, and hearkens to slanderers, causes his servants to become liars and false accusers.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.