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If a ruler listens to lies, All of his officials are wicked.
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Leadership Sets the Tone
All commentators agree that a leader's character has a profound, top-down effect. When a ruler shows a preference for falsehood and flattery over unpleasant truths, their subordinates will inevitably become wicked. As Albert Barnes notes, they learn what pleases the leader and become 'informers and backbiters' to gain favor.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All his servants are wicked - They know what will please, and they become informers and backbiters.
19th Century
Anglican
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.— If a ruler shows that he likes adulation and falsehood rather than unpleasant tr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If a ruler listens to lies To men that tell them in order to soothe and flatter him, or to hurt the character and reputat…
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One who loves flatterers, and listens to slanderers, causes his servants to become liars and false accusers.
