Proverbs 29:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 29:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 29:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 29:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — World English Bible
Proverbs 29:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 29:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers <FI>are<Fi> wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 29:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 29:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 29:12 in Context — Proverbs 29
10 Homens sanguinários odeiam o honesto; mas os corretos procuram o seu bem.
11 O louco mostra todo o seu ímpeto; mas o sábio o mantém sob controle.
12 O governante que dá atenção a palavras mentirosas, todos os seus servos serão perversos.
13 O pobre e o enganador se encontram: o SENHOR ilumina aos olhos de ambos.
14 O rei que julga aos pobres por meio da verdade, seu trono se firmará para sempre.
What Does Proverbs 29:12 Mean?
Proverbs 29:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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