Proverbs 14:28

"In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

DBY DBY

In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

KJV King James Version

In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

WBT WBT

In the multitude of people is the king's honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

WEB WEB

In the multitude of people is the king's glory, But in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

YLT YLT

In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.