Proverbs 29:12
If a moshel pays heed to davar sheker, 1 all his mesharetim (officials, ministers) are resha'im. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
In Context
11A kesil (fool) uttereth all his wrath, 1 but a chacham keepeth it back quietly. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:22And Sha'ul commanded his avadim, saying, Commune with Dovid privately, and say, Hinei, HaMelech hath chafetz (delight) in thee, and all his avadim love thee; now therefore be Choson to HaMelech.
1 Samuel 23:19Then came up the Ziphim to Sha'ul to Giv'ah, saying, Doth not Dovid hide himself among us in metzadot (strongholds, masadas) at Chorshah, in the hill of Chakhilah, which is on the south of Yeshimon?
2 Samuel 4:5And the Bnei Rimmon HaBe'eroti, Rechav and Ba'anah, went, and came about chom hayom (the heat of the day) to the bais Ish-Boshet, who lay on a bed at tzahorayim (noon).
2 Kings 10:6Then he wrote a sefer (letter) the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will pay heed unto my voice, take ye the rashei anshei bnei adoneichem (the heads of the male children of your master), and come to me to Yizre'el by tomorrow this time. Now the Bnei HaMelech, being seventy persons, were with the Gedolim of the Ir, who were rearing them.
Psalms 101:5The one who slandereth ba'seter (in secret) his neighbor, 1 him will I destroy; 1 him that hath haughty einayim (eyes) and a proud levav 1 will I not endure. 1
Proverbs 25:23The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; 1 so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:12
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. Note, 1. It is a piece of weakness to be very open: He is a fool who utters all his mind, —who tells every thing he knows, and has in his mouth instantly whatever he has in his thoughts, and can keep no counsel,—who, whatever is started in discourse, quickly shoots his bolt,—who, when he is provoked, will say any thing that comes uppermost, whoever is reflected upon by it,—who, when he is to speak of any business, will say all he… Read the whole commentary →