Proverbs 29:12-19

¹²If a ruler ◄pays attention to/believes► people who tell lies, all his officials will also become wicked.

¹³There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.

¹⁴If kings judge poor people fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.

¹⁵If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they do things that cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.

¹⁶When wicked people rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but some day those wicked people will ◄be defeated/no longer rule►, and righteous people will see that happen.

¹⁷If you discipline your children, they will no longer do things that will cause you to be worried; instead, they will do things that will delight you SYN.

¹⁸When the people of a nation do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. God is pleased with those who obey his laws.

¹⁹It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.