Proverbs 28:2
When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
In context
1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. 3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. 4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:2 in the KJV
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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 28:2 in the ESV
When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.