Proverbs 14:28
Expanded Bible
28 A king is honored when he has many people to rule,
but a prince is ruined if he has none.
Proverbs 14:28
Amplified Bible
28
In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,
But in a lack of people is a [pretentious] prince’s ruin.
Proverbs 17:7
Expanded Bible
7 ·Fools should not be proud [or It is not right for fools to be good speakers],
and ·rulers [honorable people] should not ·be liars [L have lying lips].
Proverbs 17:7
Amplified Bible
7
Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind],
Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.
Proverbs 19:6
Expanded Bible
6 Many people ·want to please [L seek the face of] a leader,
and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.
Proverbs 19:6
Amplified Bible
6
Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man,
And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Expanded Bible
23 ·If [or When] you sit down to eat with a ruler,
notice ·the food that [L what] is in front of you.
2 ·Control yourself [L Place a knife at your throat]
·if you have a big [or to control your] appetite.
3 Don’t ·be greedy [long] for his fine foods,
because that food might be ·a trick [false; deceptive].
Proverbs 23:1-3
Amplified Bible
On Life and Conduct
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is [set] before you;
2
For you will put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.
3
Do not desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food [offered to you with questionable motives].
Proverbs 25:15
Expanded Bible
15 With patience you can convince a ruler,
and a ·gentle [tender] word ·can get through to the hard-headed [L breaks bone].
Proverbs 25:15
Amplified Bible
15
By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].(A)
Proverbs 28:2
Expanded Bible
2 When a country ·is lawless [or rebels; or transgresses], it has ·one ruler after another [or many rulers/leaders];
but when it is led by a ·leader [L person] with understanding, it ·continues strong [or has lasting order].
Proverbs 28:2
Amplified Bible
2
When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
Proverbs 29:12
Expanded Bible
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
all ·his officers [those who serve him] will become wicked [Ps. 101:6–8].
Proverbs 29:12
Amplified Bible
12
If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption],
All his officials will become wicked.
Proverbs 29:26
Expanded Bible
26 Many people want ·to speak to [an audience with] a ruler,
but justice comes only from the Lord.
Proverbs 29:26
Amplified Bible
26
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.
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