If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.Proverbs 29:12
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
מֹ֭שֵׁל מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל־דְּבַר־שָׁ֑קֶר כָּֽל־מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו רְשָׁעִֽים׃
- מֹ֭שֵׁלMo.shel“a ruler”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
- מַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.Shiv“[who] pays attention”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- דְּבַר־de.var-“a word of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “because” · Strong's H1697M
- שָׁ֑קֶרSha.ker“falsehood”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
- כָּֽל־kal-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מְשָׁרְתָ֥יוme.sha.re.Tav“servants his”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁרַת · “to minister” · Strong's H8334
- רְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'Im“[will be] wicked”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)