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Proverbs 14:28

NETBible	A king’s glory is¹ the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects² is the ruin³ of a ruler.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 14:28	A large population is a king’s glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 14:28	In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 14:28	A growing population is a king’s glory; a dwindling nation is his doom.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 14:28	The mark of a good leader is loyal followers; leadership is nothing without a following.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 14:28	A king’s glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 14:28	The glory of a king is a multitude of people; without people a prince is ruined.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 14:28	In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.
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KJV	In the multitude <07230> of people <05971> [is] the king's <04428> honour <01927>_: but in the want <0657> of people <03816> [is] the destruction <04288> of the prince <07333>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 14:28	In a multitude <07230> of people <05971> is a king's <04428> glory <01927> , But in the dearth <0657> of people <03816> is a prince's <07333> ruin <04288> .
LXXM	en <1722> PREP pollw <4183> A-DSN eynei <1484> N-DSN doxa <1391> N-NSF basilewv <935> N-GSM en <1722> PREP de <1161> PRT ekleiqei {N-DSF} laou <2992> N-GSM suntribh {N-NSF} dunastou <1413> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	A king’s <04428> glory <01927> is the abundance <07230> of people <05971> , but the lack <0657> of subjects <03816> is the ruin <04288> of a ruler <07333> .
HEBREW	Nwzr <07333> ttxm <04288> Mal <03816> opabw <0657> Klm <04428> trdh <01927> Me <05971> brb (14:28) <07230>

NETBible

A king’s glory is¹ the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects² is the ruin³ of a ruler.

NET Notes

¹tn The preposition serves as the beth essentiae – the glory is the abundant population, not in it.

²tn Heb “people.” Cf. NLT “a dwindling nation.”

³sn The word means “ruin; destruction,” but in this context it could be a metonymy of effect, the cause being an attack by more numerous people that will bring ruin to the ruler. The proverb is purely a practical and secular saying, unlike some of the faith teachings in salvation history passages.