Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 29:12 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.”
Proverbs 29:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. {The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood}
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise {man} keepeth it in till afterwards.
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. {the deceitful...: or, the usurer}
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
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