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Proverbs 28:2 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 28 · verse 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.Proverbs 28:2 · King James Version
Proverbs 28:2 in context
1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressionpeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- understandingbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- knowledgeyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- princessara head personH8269 →
- statekênproperly, set uprightH3651 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Note, 1. National sins bring national disorders and the disturbance of the public repose: For the transgression of a land, and a general defection from God and religion to idolatry, profaneness, or immorality, many are the princes thereof, many at the same time pretending to the sovereignty and contending for it, by…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary