Proverbs 29:12

English Standard Version

¹²If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.

Proverbs 29:12

Lexham English Bible

¹²A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,
all his officials are wicked.

¹⁹By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.

¹⁹By words, a servant is not disciplined,
for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

²¹Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
will in the end find him his heir.^[a]

²¹He who pampers his servant from childhood,
arrogance will be his end.^[a]

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