Proverbs 14:28

In a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.

Noyes Bible

In The 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.

In Context

27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.

29He who is slow to anger is of great understanding. But he who is of a hasty spirit setteth folly on high.

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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 →

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