the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Proverbs 28:2
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By the transgression of a land many are its princes,But by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long.
By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding [and] of knowledge, [its] stability is prolonged.
Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.
Because of transgression in a land, many are its rulers, but it is prolonged by a man who has understanding, who knows right .
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.
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 vnderstanding and knowledge the state thereof shall bee prolonged.
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.
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.
When a land does wrong, it has many princes, But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
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.
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.
For the transgression of a land many [are] its princes: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.
In time of civil war there are many leaders, but a sensible leader restores law and order.
A land which transgresses [is punished by] having many rulers; but with a man of understanding and knowledge, stability is prolonged.
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.
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 established order shall long continue.
When a nation sins, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and much learning, it will last a long time.
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
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.
When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
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.
By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
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 nation sins, it will have one ruler after another. But a nation will be strong and endure when it has intelligent, sensible leaders.
When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
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.
When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.
By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
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 he loaded ten of Abraham's camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham's brother Nahor had settled.
Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, who ran out to meet the man at the spring.
Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The Lord has obviously brought you here, so there is nothing we can say.
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to stay with his uncle Laban, his mother's brother, the son of Bethuel the Aramean.
What's more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you."
Then Jacob made this vow: "If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east.
and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.
I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps!
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 “with men of understanding and knowledge thus shall he (the prince) continue.” 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.
