Proverbs 14:28

1 Kings 20:27; 1 Kings 4:20; 1 Kings 4:21; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 10:33; 2 Kings 13:7; Exodus 1:12; Exodus 1:22

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A protest against the false ideal of national greatness to which Eastern kings, for the most part, have bowed down. Not conquest, or pomp, or gorge...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

In the multitude of (l) people [is] the king's honour: but in the lack of people [is] the destruction of the prince. (l) That is, the strength of a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In the multitude, &c.— The more subjects a prince hath, the more glorious he is; but so much the more so, as he loves with more tenderness, a...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. In the multitude of people (is)...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Let the king follow a policy which shall' increase, not diminish, the number of his subjects.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. Here are two max...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is the king's honour, because it is an evidence of his wise and good government. Under honour he here comprehends also strength and safety, (as a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Is A Refuge And A Wellspring Of Life To His People Whose Glory Is Revealed, Firstly, When His People Are Self-Controlled And Show Compassion On...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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²⁸ In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 14:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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