Proverbs 29:12–13
Proverbs 29:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials become wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 If a ruler hearken to lies,
All his servants are wicked.
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together:
The Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisers will be wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common—
the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
All his servants become wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
all his officers will become wicked.
13 The poor person and the cruel person are alike
in that the Lord gave eyes to both of them.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,
All his servants are wicked.
13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.
13 The indigent and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
all his servants become wicked.
13 A poor person and an oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives both of them sight.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood,
all his officials are wicked.
13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common:
Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
Proverbs 29:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 If rulers listen to lies,
all their officials become evil.
13 The Lord gives sight to the eyes of poor people and those who beat others down.
That’s what they both have in common.