12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:12
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 12
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If a rulerמֹ֭שֵׁלH4910Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularlistensמַקְשִׁ֣יבH7181Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionliesדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שָׁ֑קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singularallכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhis officialsמְשָׁרְתָ֥יוH8334Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill be wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃H7563Adjective - masculine plural