Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6588 [e] בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע bə-p̄e-ša‘ In the transgression Prep-b | N-msc 776 [e] אֶ֭רֶץ ’e-reṣ of the land N-fs 7227 [e] רַבִּ֣ים rab-bîm many Adj-mp 8269 [e] שָׂרֶ֑יהָ śā-re-hā [are] its princes N-mpc | 3fs 120 [e] וּבְאָדָ֥ם ū-ḇə-’ā-ḏām and with one man Conj-w, Prep-b | N-ms 995 [e] מֵבִ֥ין mê-ḇîn understanding V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 3045 [e] יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ yō-ḏê-a‘ [and] knowing V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 3651 [e] כֵּ֣ן kên so Adv 748 [e] יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ ya-’ă-rîḵ it will last long V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms

Berean Study Bible
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

Young's Literal Translation
By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right—it is prolonged.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

New American Standard Bible
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding [and] knowledge, so it endures.

King James Bible
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. Proverbs 28:2 • Proverbs 28:2 NIV • Proverbs 28:2 NLT • Proverbs 28:2 ESV • Proverbs 28:2 NASB • Proverbs 28:2 KJV • Proverbs 28:2 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 28:2 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 28:2 French Bible • Proverbs 28:2 German Bible

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