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Proverbs 14:28
New English Translation
Proverbs 14:28
New English Translation
28 A king’s glory is[a] the abundance of people,
but the lack of subjects[b] is the ruin[c] of a ruler.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:28 tn The preposition serves as the beth essentiae—the glory is the abundant population, not in it.
- Proverbs 14:28 tn Heb “people.” Cf. NLT “a dwindling nation.”
- Proverbs 14:28 sn 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.
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