In the multitude of people is the king’s honour. — Not in ambitious wars. In these words speaks the “man of rest” (1 Chronicles 22:9). (Comp. the description of Solomon’s kingdom in the days of his prosperity; 1 Kings 4:20.)
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Proverbs 14:28
28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.