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Proverbs 28:2
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When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by [a] man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
When a country is lawless, it has one ruler after another; but when it is led by a leader with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.
When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.
For the transgression of a land many [are] its princes: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, But order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
For the synnes of the lond ben many princis therof; and for the wisdom of a man, and for the kunnyng of these thingis that ben seid, the lijf of the duyk schal be lengere.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
In time of civil war there are many leaders, but a sensible leader restores law and order.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.
A land which transgresses [is punished by] having many rulers; but with a man of understanding and knowledge, stability is prolonged.
By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding [and] of knowledge, [its] stability is prolonged.
A lawless nation will have many bad leaders. But a smart leader will rule for a long time in a land where people obey the law.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and knowledge established order shall long continue.
For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge the state thereof shall bee prolonged.
When a nation sins, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and much learning, it will last a long time.
When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.
Because of the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by righteous men who know justice the stability thereof shall be prolonged.
When a nation sins, it will have one ruler after another. But a nation will be strong and endure when it has intelligent, sensible leaders.
For the transgressions of a land, many are the rulers thereof, but, under an intelligent and discerning man, stability is prolonged.
For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.
When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.
For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long.
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, But order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
Because of transgression in a land, many are its rulers, but it is prolonged by a man who has understanding, who knows right .
By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
Because of synne ye londe doth oft chaunge hir prynce: but thorow men of vnderstondinge & wy?dome a realme endureth longe.
When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it— But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.
Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
By the transgression of a land many are its princes,But by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the transgression: 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 16:8-29, 2 Kings 15:8-31, 2 Chronicles 36:1-12, Isaiah 3:1-7, Hosea 13:11
but: Genesis 45:5-8, 2 Chronicles 32:20-26, Job 22:28-30, Ecclesiastes 9:15, Isaiah 58:12, Daniel 4:27
by a man: etc. by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - able men 1 Kings 12:18 - flee to Jerusalem 1 Kings 16:21 - divided 2 Kings 15:13 - a full month Ezra 8:16 - men of understanding Ecclesiastes 10:17 - when Isaiah 33:6 - wisdom Jeremiah 52:3 - through Revelation 4:7 - the first beast
Cross-References
Then the servant took ten of his master's camels, and set out, taking some of his master's good things with him; so he got up and journeyed to Mesopotamia [between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers], to the city of Nahor [the home of Abraham's brother].
Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to the man at the well.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The matter has come from the LORD; so we dare not speak bad or good [to you about it—we cannot interfere].
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
"Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Then Jacob made a vow (promise), saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and clothing to wear,
Then Jacob went on his way and came to the land of the people of the East [near Haran].
and he drove away all his livestock and [took along] all his property which he had acquired, the livestock he had obtained and accumulated in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and compassion and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant. With only my staff [long ago] I crossed over this Jordan, and now I have become [blessed and increased into these] two groups [of people].
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof,.... Either together; that is, reigning princes, such as lay claim to the crown, and usurp it; otherwise it is a happiness to a nation to have many princes of the blood, to inherit in succession, to support the crown in their family, and defend a nation, and study the good of it; but it is a judgment to a nation when many rise up as competitors for rule, or do rule, as at Athens, where thirty tyrants sprung up at once; by which factions and parties are made, and which issue in oppression, rapine, and murder: or successively, very quickly, one after another, being dethroned the one by the other: or removed by death, as in the land of Israel, in the times of the judges, and of the kings of Israel and Judah, after the revolt of the ten tribes; which frequent changes produce different administrations, new laws, and fresh taxes, disagreeable to the people; and oftentimes children come to be their princes, which is always reckoned an infelicity to a nation; see
Ecclesiastes 10:16; and all this is usually for some national sin or sins indulged to, which draw upon a people the divine resentment, and provoke God to suffer such changes among there;
but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged, either by a set of wise and understanding, good and virtuous men, who will oppose the growing vice and immoralities of a people, and form themselves into societies for the reformation of manners; the word "man" being taken collectively for a body of men: or by a wise and prudent minister or ministry, or a set of civil magistrates, who will show themselves to be terrors to evildoers, and a praise to them that do well: or by a wise and prudent prince, who seeks to establish his throne by judgment and mercy; who will take care that justice and judgment be executed in the land, and that vice and profaneness be discouraged; by means of such, the state of a kingdom, which seemed near to ruin, will be prolonged, and the happiness and prosperity of it secured and established; and God, in mercy to it, may long preserve the life of their king, will being a good one, a long reign is always a happiness to a nation. And to this sense is the Vulgate Latin version, "the life of the prince shall be longer"; and the Targum, which is,
"and the sons of men that understand knowledge shall endure;''
see Ecclesiastes 9:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Transgression - Better, rebellion. A revolt against a ruler leads to rapid changes of dynasty (the whole history of the kingdom of Israel was a proof of this), but âwith men of understanding and knowledge thus shall he (the prince) continue.â True wisdom will lead people to maintain an existing order. The King James Version implies that political disorders may come as the punishment of any national sin.
The state - Better, it (the land) shall surely prolong its days in stability.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 28:2. Many are the princes — Nations, as nations, cannot be judged in a future world; therefore, God judges them here. And where the people are very wicked, and the constitution very bad, the succession of princes is frequent-they are generally taken off by an untimely death. Where the people know that the constitution is in their favour, they seldom disturb the prince, as they consider him the guardian of their privileges.
But by a man of understanding — Whether he be a king, or the king's prime minister, the prosperity of the state is advanced by his counsels.
