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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 29:12 - to
Proverbs 29:12 - If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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If a ruler | H4910 | מָשַׁל |
[Verb] to rule |
hearken | H7181 | קָשַׁב |
[Verb] to prick up the {ears} that {is} hearken |
to | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
lies | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
his servants | H8334 | שָׁרַת |
[Verb] to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively to contribute to |
are wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.