Proverbs 29:12

Easy To Read Version

If a ruler listens to lies, then all his officials will be evil.

Cross References

Genesis 39:19

Joseph’s master heard what his wife said. And he became very angry.

1 Kings 12:14

He did what his friends told him to do. Rehoboam said, “My father forced you to work hard. So I will give you even more work. My father used whips to force you to work. I will beat you with whips that have sharp pieces of metal in them [151] to cut you!”

2 Kings 21:9

But the people did not listen to God. Manasseh did more evil things than all the nations {that lived in Canaan before Israel came}. And the Lord destroyed those nations when the people of Israel {came to take their land}.

Proverbs 20:8

When the king sits and judges people, he must look carefully to separate the evil \{from the good\}.

Proverbs 25:23

The wind that blows from the north brings rain. And in the same way, gossip brings anger.

Jeremiah 37:2

But Zedekiah did not pay attention to the messages the Lord had given to Jeremiah the prophet to preach. And Zedekiah’s servants and the people of Judah did not pay attention to the Lord’s messages.

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul gave an order to his officers. Saul told them, “Speak to David in private. Tell him, ‘Look, the king likes you. His officers like you. You should marry his daughter.’”