Bible verse
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
Proverbs 28:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 28.
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
KJV
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.
ASV
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
ERV
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
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