Proverbs 29:12
When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
In Context
11All his anger, doth a dullard let go, but, a wise man, by keeping it back, stilleth it.
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:22And Saul commanded his servants—Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee,—now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to the king.
1 Samuel 23:19Then came up the Ziphites unto Saul in Gibeah, saying,—Is not David hiding himself with us, in the strongholds in the thicket, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right of Jeshimon?
2 Samuel 4:5So then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, took their journey and came in, about the heat of the day, unto the house of Ish-bosheth,—when, he, was lying on his noonday couch;
2 Kings 10:6Then wrote he unto them a second letter, saying—If, mine, ye are, and, unto my voice, ye intend to hearken, take ye the heads of the men who are sons of your lord, and come in unto me about this time to-morrow, in Jezreel. Now, the sons of the king, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who had been bringing them up.
Psalms 101:5He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.
Proverbs 25:23A north wind, bringeth forth rain, and, a face stirred with indignation, a secretive tongue.
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 →