Proverbs 29:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.”Proverbs 29:12
What Does Proverbs 29:12 Mean?
Proverbs 29:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 29, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 29:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 21:9“But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.”Psalms 12:8“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.”Proverbs 17:7“Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.”Proverbs 20:8“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”Psalms 101:7“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.”1 Samuel 22:8“That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”1 Samuel 24:1“And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”1 Samuel 24:9“And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?”2 Kings 10:6“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.”2 Chronicles 33:9“So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.”Nehemiah 5:15“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Psalms 101:5“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”Proverbs 14:35“The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.”Jeremiah 37:2“But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.”Daniel 3:2“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.”Zephaniah 1:9“In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.”Genesis 12:15“The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.”Genesis 39:19“And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.”Exodus 5:10“And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.”
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