Proverbs 14:28

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In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

In other translations

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

Hebrew words

בְּרָב־berov-[is] in [the] multitude ofH7230עָם'ama peopleH5971הַדְרַת־hadrat-[the] glory ofH1927מֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428וּבְאֶפֶסuve'efesand in notH657לְאֹםle'oma peopleH3816מְחִתַּתmechitat[the] ruin ofH4288רָזוֹן׃razona rulerH7333

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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