12 If 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 ruler מֹ֭שֵׁל H4910 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular listens מַקְשִׁ֣יב H7181 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to עַל־ H5921 Preposition lies דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular all כָּֽל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct his officials מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו H8334 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular will be wicked רְשָׁעִֽים׃ H7563 Adjective - masculine plural