Proverbs 28:2
World English Bible (WEB)
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
In context
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:2 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
- 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.