Proverbs 29:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A ruler who listens to lies will have corrupt officials.

Cross References

Genesis 39:19

Potiphar became very angry

1 Kings 12:14

He spoke bluntly and told them exactly what his own advisers had suggested: “My father made you work hard, but I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal!”

2 Kings 21:9

But the people of Judah disobeyed the LORD. They listened to Manasseh and did even more sinful things than the nations the LORD had wiped out.

Proverbs 20:8

When rulers decide cases, they weigh the evidence.

Proverbs 25:23

As surely as rain blows in from the north, anger is caused by cruel words.

Jeremiah 37:2

But Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in Judah ignored everything the LORD had told me.

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul ordered his officials to speak to David in private, so they went to David and said, “Look, the king likes you, and all his officials are loyal to you. Why not ask the king if you can marry his daughter Michal?” “I'm not rich or famous enough to marry princess Michal!” David answered.