King James Version
Proverbs 28:16 in the King James Version says “The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.”
Proverbs 28:16 · KJV
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The prince”
H5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
“understanding”
H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
“his days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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