Proverbs 14:28
“In the multitude of people is the kings honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.”
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Proverbs 14:28 Context
26In the feare of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall haue a place of refuge. 27The feare of the Lord, is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death. 28In the multitude of people is the kings honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. 29Hee that is slow to wrath, is of great vnderstanding: but hee that is hasty of spirit, exalteth folly. 30A sound heart, is the life of the flesh: but enuie, the rottennesse of the bones.
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In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
- King James Version
In a multitude of people is a king's glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince's ruin.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
- Basic English Bible
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
- Darby Bible
In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
- Webster's Bible
In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
- World English Bible
In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
- Youngs Literal Bible
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of people is the ruin of the prince.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible