Proverbs 14:28
ContextNET © | A king’s glory is 1 the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects 2 is the ruin 3 of a ruler. |
NIV © | A large population is a king’s glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined. |
NASB © | In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin. |
NLT © | A growing population is a king’s glory; a dwindling nation is his doom. |
MSG © | The mark of a good leader is loyal followers; leadership is nothing without a following. |
BBE © | A king’s glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. |
NRSV © | The glory of a king is a multitude of people; without people a prince is ruined. |
NKJV © | In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince. |
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NET © | A king’s glory is 1 the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects 2 is the ruin 3 of a ruler. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The preposition serves as the beth essentiae – the glory is the abundant population, not in it. 2 tn Heb “people.” Cf. NLT “a dwindling nation.” 3 sn The word means “ruin; destruction,” but in this context it could be a metonymy of effect, the cause being an attack by more numerous people that will bring ruin to the ruler. The proverb is purely a practical and secular saying, unlike some of the faith teachings in salvation history passages. |