Proverbs 29:12

New International Reader's Version

If rulers listen to lies, all their officials become evil.

Cross References

Genesis 39:19

Potiphar’s wife told him, “That’s how your slave treated me.” When Joseph’s master heard her story, he became very angry.

1 Kings 12:14

Instead, he followed the advice of the young men. He said, “My father put a heavy load on your shoulders. But I’ll make it even heavier. My father beat you with whips. But I’ll beat you with bigger whips.”

2 Kings 21:9

But the people didn’t pay any attention. Manasseh led them astray. They did more evil things than the nations the Lord had destroyed. He had destroyed them to make room for the Israelites.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

Proverbs 25:23

Like a north wind that brings rain you didn’t expect is a crafty tongue that brings looks of shock.

Jeremiah 37:2

Zedekiah and his attendants didn’t pay any attention to what the Lord had said through Jeremiah the prophet. And the people of the land didn’t pay any attention either.

1 Samuel 18:22

Then Saul gave an order to his attendants. He said, “Speak to David in private. Tell him, ‘The king likes you. All his attendants love you. So become his son-in-law.’ ”