Proverbs 14:28

New Century Version

A king is honored when he has many people to rule, but a prince is ruined if he has none.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:7

Now go out and encourage your servants. I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, no man will be left with you by tonight! That will be worse than all the troubles you have had from your youth until today.”

2 Samuel 24:3

But Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God give you a hundred times more people, and may my master the king live to see this happen. Why do you want to do this?”

1 Kings 20:27

The Israelites also had prepared for war. They marched out to meet the Arameans and camped opposite them. The Israelites looked like two small flocks of goats, but the Arameans covered the area.

2 Kings 13:7

Nothing was left of Jehoahaz’s army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. The king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like chaff.

Exodus 1:12

But the harder the Egyptians forced the Israelites to work, the more the Israelites grew in number and spread out. So the Egyptians became very afraid of them

Exodus 1:22

So the king commanded all his people, “Every time a boy is born to the Hebrews, you must throw him into the Nile River, but let all the girl babies live.”

Proverbs 14:27

Respect for the Lord gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.

Proverbs 14:29

Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness.

Jeremiah 13:20

Jerusalem, look up and see the people coming from the north. Where is the flock God gave you to care for, the flock you bragged about?