Proverbs 14:28
In a multitude of people, there is dignity for the king. And in a paucity of people, there is disgrace for the prince.
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In Context
27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so as to turn aside from the ruin of death.
29Whoever is patient is governed by much prudence. But whoever is impatient exalts his foolishness.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.
2 Samuel 24:3And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”
1 Kings 20:27Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.
2 Kings 13:7And there was left to Jehoahaz from the people nothing but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. For the king of Syria had killed them, and he had reduced them to become like dust on a threshing floor.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:27-28
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. In these two verses we are invited and encouraged to live in the fear of God by the advantages which attend a religious life. The fear of the Lord is here put for all gracious principles, producing gracious practices. 1. Where this reigns it produces a holy security and serenity of mind. There is in it a strong confidence; it enables a… Read the whole commentary →