Proverbs 28:2
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
In context
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
Proverbs 28:2 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
- KJV King James Version
- For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
- WEB World English Bible
- In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.
- DBY Darby Translation
- By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding [and] of knowledge, [its] stability is prolonged.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.