Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
International Standard Version
When a land transgresses, it gains a succession of leaders, but with an understanding and knowledgeable man, its stability endures.
A Conservative Version
For the transgression of a land many are the rulers of it. But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state shall be prolonged.
American Standard Version
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof'shall be prolonged.
Amplified
When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
Darby Translation
By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and of knowledge, its stability is prolonged.
Julia Smith Translation
In the transgression of a land many its chiefs: and by a man understanding to know, the place shall be extended.
King James 2000
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge its state shall be prolonged.
Lexham Expanded Bible
By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
Modern King James verseion
Because of the transgression of a land, many are its rulers; but it is prolonged by a man of discernment who knows right.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Because of sin the land doth oft change her prince; but through men of understanding and wisdom a realm endureth long.
NET Bible
When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.
New Heart English Bible
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
The Emphasized Bible
For the transgressions of a land, many are the rulers thereof, but, under an intelligent and discerning man, stability is prolonged.
Webster
For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
World English Bible
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
Youngs Literal Translation
By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
Themes
Government » How states fall and how states are prolonged
Knowledge » Those that have knowledge
Nations » How states fall and how states are prolonged
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
1 The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion. 2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire. 3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
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Cross References
Genesis 45:5-8
Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.
1 Kings 15:25
Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, became king over Israel in the second year that Asa was king of Judah; and he was king of Israel for two years.
1 Kings 15:28
In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha put him to death, and became king in his place.
1 Kings 16:8-29
In the twenty-sixth year that Asa was king of Judah, Elah, the son of Baasha, became king of Israel in Tirzah, and he was king for two years.
2 Kings 15:8-31
In the thirty-eighth year of Azaliah, king of Judah, Zechariah, son of Jeroboam, was king over Israel for six months.
2 Chronicles 32:20-26
And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, made prayer because of this, crying out to heaven.
2 Chronicles 36:1-12
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Job 22:28-30
Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
Isaiah 3:1-7
For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water;
Isaiah 58:12
And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
Daniel 4:27
For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
Hosea 13:11
I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.