28In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince.


In Context

25 A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince.

29 He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.

30 Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 14:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people [is] the king’s honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:28A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:28In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.