2When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.


In Context

1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Proverbs 28:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For the sine 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof'shall be prolonged.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.