“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.”
Proverbs 28:2 (KJV) |
Proverbs 28:2
From Proverbs 28, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2
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.
3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.