Proverbs 14:28
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
In the multitude of people is the king's honour,.... For it is a sign of a good and wise government, of clemency and righteousness being exercised, of liberty and property being enjoyed, of peace,…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
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 gorgeous array, but a happy and numerous people form the…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Here are two maxims in politics, which carry their own evidence with them: - 1. That it is much for the honour of a king to have a populous kingdom; it is a sign that he rules well, since strangers…
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