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A rulerמֹשֵׁלwho pays attentionמַקְשִׁיבtoעַלa wordדְּבַרof falsehood,שָׁקֶרallכָּלhis attendantsמְשָׁרְתָיוare wicked.רְשָׁעִים
Proverbs 29:12
Study it in the app“A ruler who pays attention to a word of falsehood, all his attendants are wicked.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:12, word by word
- A rulerמֹשֵׁלmoshel
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshel” appears- who pays attentionמַקְשִׁיבmakshiv
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “makshiv” appears- a wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- his attendantsמְשָׁרְתָיmeshartay
attend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “meshartay” appears- are wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears
The context
11All his spirit the senseless man lets out, but the wise calms it back.
12 · This verse (above)
13The poor man and the man of oppressions meet; YHWH gives light to the eyes of both.