King James Version
Proverbs 14:28 in the King James Version says “In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.”
Proverbs 14:28 · KJV
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. hasty: Heb. short of spirit
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“but in the want”
H657cessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
“is the destruction”
H4288properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
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