Proverbs 29:13
רָשׁ וְאִישׁ תְּכָכִים נִפְגָּשׁוּ מֵאִיר ־ עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
In Context
12מֹשֵׁל מַקְשִׁיב עַל ־ דְּבַר ־ שָׁקֶר כָּֽל ־ מְשָׁרְתָיו רְשָׁעִֽים ׃
14מֶלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט בֶּֽאֱמֶת דַּלִּים כִּסְאוֹ לָעַד יִכּֽוֹן ׃
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35וְכִֽי ־ יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ וּמָטָה יָדוֹ עִמָּךְ וְהֶֽחֱזַקְתָּ בּוֹ גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב וָחַי עִמָּֽךְ ׃
Psalms 13:3עַד ־ אָנָה אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי יָגוֹן בִּלְבָבִי יוֹמָם עַד ־ אָנָה ׀ יָרוּם אֹיְבִי עָלָֽי ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:13
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. Note, 1. It is a great sin in any, especially in rulers, to hearken to lies; for thereby they not only give a wrong judgment themselves of persons and things, according to the lies they give credit to, but they encourage others to give wrong informations. Lies will be told to those that will hearken to them; but the receiver, in this case, is as bad as the thief. 2. Those that do so will have all their servants wicked. All their servants will appear… Read the whole commentary →