Proverbs 28:2

The Scriptures 1998

Because of transgression of a land, Many are its rulers; But by a man of understanding and knowledge, Right is maintained.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:28

And Baʽ

Hosea 13:11

“I gave you a sovereign in My displeasure, but I took him away in My wrath.

Daniel 4:27

“Therefore, O sovereign, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your crookednesses by showing favour to the poor – your prosperity might be extended.”

Isaiah 58:12

“And those from among you shall build the old waste places. You shall raise up the foundations of many generations. And you would be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

And there was found in it a poor wise man, and by his wisdom he delivered the city, yet no one remembered that poor man.

1 Kings 15:25

And Naḏ

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the straight the city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wrong it is overthrown.