Proverbs 29:12

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If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

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  • 1 Sam 22:8-9 : 8 'You have all conspired against me! No one reveals to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me or tells me that my son has stirred up my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.' 9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul's servants, answered, 'I saw the son of Jesse come to Nob, to Ahimelech son of Ahitub.' 10 Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 The king sent for Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and his entire family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king. 12 Saul said, 'Listen now, son of Ahitub!' And he replied, 'Here I am, my lord.' 13 Saul said to him, 'Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has risen against me to lie in wait, as he does today?' 14 Ahimelech answered the king, 'Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king's son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your house?' 15 Was this the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse me or any of my father's family, for your servant knows nothing about this whole affair—whether great or small.' 16 The king said, 'You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and your whole family.' 17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, 'Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they are allies of David. They knew he was fleeing but didn’t inform me.' But the king's servants were unwilling to raise their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep. 20 But one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar. 21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. 22 David said to Abiathar, 'That day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, I knew he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of your whole family.' 23 Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The one who seeks my life is seeking yours as well. You will be safe with me.
  • 1 Sam 23:19-23 : 19 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, 'Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds in the woods, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?' 20 Now, O king, come down whenever you desire, and it will be our duty to surrender him into your hand. 21 Saul replied, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have shown compassion on me.' 22 Please go and make further preparations. Investigate and find out where David is and who has seen him there, because I have been told he is very crafty. 23 Carefully identify all the hiding places where he could be staying and return to me with reliable information. Then I will come with you, and if he is indeed in the land, I will search for him among all the clans of Judah.
  • 2 Sam 3:7-9 : 7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?' 8 Abner became very angry over Ishbosheth's words and said, 'Am I a dog's head at Judah's disposal? Today I am loyal to the house of Saul your father, to his relatives and friends, and I have not delivered you into David's hand. Yet now you accuse me of sinning with this woman!' 9 May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not carry out what the Lord swore to David. 10 I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba. 11 Ishbosheth was unable to answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him.
  • 2 Sam 4:5-9 : 5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed during his midday rest. 6 They entered the house under the pretense of fetching wheat and struck him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped. 7 After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night. 8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge against Saul and his descendants." 9 David answered Rechab and Baanah, his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every trouble... 10 When someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, then, when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed! Should I not now demand his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth? 12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.
  • 1 Kgs 21:11-13 : 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
  • 2 Kgs 10:6-7 : 6 Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side and will obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow." Now the king’s sons, seventy in all, were being raised by the prominent men of the city. 7 When the letter reached them, they took the king’s sons, slaughtered all seventy of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
  • Ps 52:2-4 : 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.' 3 Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all day long. 4 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, you worker of deceit.
  • Ps 101:5-7 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure. 6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. The one who walks in integrity, they will serve me. 7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.
  • Prov 25:23 : 23 As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Hos 7:3
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    3 They please the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.

  • Prov 19:9-10
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    9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who breathes out lies will perish.

    10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • 1 Sam 12:25
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    25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    72%

    4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

    5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler:

  • Prov 12:22
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    22 Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

  • Eccl 7:21
    72%

    21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

  • Prov 29:1-2
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    72%

    1 A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

    2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked ruler governs, the people groan.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    71%

    13 The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

    14 A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7 Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

    16 A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Ps 101:7
    71%

    7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence.

  • Prov 29:19
    70%

    19 A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; even if he understands, he will not respond.

  • Prov 16:10
    70%

    10 A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

  • 1 Sam 12:14
    70%

    14 If you fear the LORD, serve Him, obey His voice, and do not rebel against His command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

  • Prov 19:5
    70%

    5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will not escape.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17 "He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

  • Eccl 8:4
    70%

    4 Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

  • Prov 22:12
    69%

    12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

  • Prov 12:17
    69%

    17 An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness speaks deceit.

  • Prov 12:20
    69%

    20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

  • Deut 13:12
    69%

    12 All Israel will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do such wickedness among you.

  • Prov 30:22
    69%

    22 A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Isa 9:16
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    16 Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.

  • Prov 14:5
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    5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

  • Luke 12:44
    68%

    44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Prov 29:4-5
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    4 A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

    5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Ps 36:3
    68%

    3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 12:15
    68%

    15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 15:3
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    3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21 If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.

  • Job 36:11
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    11 If they listen and serve Him, they will complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasure.

  • Job 34:18
    68%

    18 Is it right to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' or to nobles, 'You are wicked'?

  • Jer 9:5
    68%

    5 You live in the midst of deceit, and because of deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

  • Prov 26:28
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    28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.