proverbs_28:2
Proverbs 28:2
| Hebrew |
בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ |
| ESV |
When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
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| NIV |
When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
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| NLT |
When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
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| LXX | |
| 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.
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