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Proverbs 29:12
A ruler needs good advisers who speak the truth. The ruler should not prefer officials who lie. If he does, then the whole government will be evil.
A ruler needs good advisers who speak the truth. The ruler should not prefer officials who lie. If he does, then the whole government will be evil.
Verse Proverbs 29:12. _IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES_] Wherever the system of _espionage_ is permitted to prevail, there the system of _falsity_ is established; for he who is capable of being a _spy_ an...
ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED - They know what will please, and they become informers and backbiters....
CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as those in the previous Chapter s. Wisdom shines out in each, and the contents of every proverb s...
PROVERBS 29:2. _cf._ Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12. Proverbs 29:4. he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presen
Comp. "As is the judge of his people, so are his ministers; And as is the ruler of the city, _such are_all they that dwell therein." Sir 10:2....
IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES— In conformity to this aphorism, Tacitus says of Claudius, "There is no safety with that prince into whose mind all things are conveyed, as it were, by infusion and directio...
TEXT Proverbs 29:10-18 10. The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect: And as for the upright, they seek his life. 11. A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth i...
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES, ALL HIS SERVANTS (ARE) WICKED - for they are sure to imitate him. As is the master, so will be his men. Rulers do...
KINGS AND FATHERS 3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
They argue that truth does not pay....
IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES, ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED. — If a ruler shows that he likes adulation and falsehood rather than unpleasant truths, his attendants will provide him with what he wishes. (C...
מֹ֭שֵׁל מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל ־דְּבַר ־שָׁ֑קֶר כָּֽל...
CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the...
Verse Proverbs 29:2. The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment. Vers...
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The righteous considereth the cause of...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES,.... To men that tell them in order to soothe and flatter him, or to hurt the character and reputation of others, that they may raise their own: rulers should not listen to...
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked. Ver. 12. _If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked._] He shall have his _Aiones_ and _Negones,_ that will say as he says, and...
_A fool uttereth all his mind_ All at once, unnecessarily, unseasonably, without reservation or caution; _but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward_ Till he have a fit occasion to express it. _If a...
If a ruler hearken to lies, permitting his judgment to be swayed by lying flattery and exaggerated misrepresentations, ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED, for since their master does not heed the truth, they...
DESCRIPTION OF STUBBORNNESS AND DISOBEDIENCE...
This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses of...
IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES, delight in flatteries or calumnies, or any lying words or deceitful and wicked practices, ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED; partly because he chooseth only such for his service;...
Proverbs 29:12 ruler H4910 (H8802) attention H7181 (H8688) lies H1697 H8267 servants H8334 (H8764) wicked...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who never regard the Word of God are an easy prey to the enemy of souls. A confidence in God and His Word enables one to look...
Proverbs 29:1. _He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck._ The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ αυτοις τα τ...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:12 A king’s administration will fall apart if he follows advice from corrupt counselors (v. Proverbs 29:12), but it will thrive if he is just to all, even the we
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 29:13. THE DECEITFUL. Rather “_the usurer.” A man of usury is only a more concrete expression for a rich man, and this is the corresponding term_ in chap. Proverbs 22:2 (Zöc...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. PROVERBS 29:1 HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK; literally, _a man of reproofs—_one_ _who has had a long experience of...
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1). That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by God. How ma...
1 Kings 21:11; 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Samuel 23:19; 2 Kings 10:6;...
THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 29:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall su...