New American Standard Bible (©1995)
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When a country is in revolt, it has many rulers, but only with a person who has understanding and knowledge will it last a long time. 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. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Continue Country Endures Established Fire Heads Increased Intelligent Maintained Maintains Order Princes Prolonged Rebellion Rebellious Right Rulers Sin Stability State Thereof Transgresses Transgression Troubles Understanding Wisdom Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 2 Note, 1. National sins bring national disorders and the disturbance of the public repose: For the transgression of a land, and a general defection from God and religion to idolatry, profaneness, or immorality, many are the princes thereof, many at the same time pretending to the sovereignty and contending for it, by which the people are crumbled into parties and factions, biting and devouring one another, or many successively, in a little time, one cutting off another, as 1 Ki. 16:8, etc., or soon cut off by the hand of God or of a foreign enemy, as 2 Ki. 24:5, etc. As the people suffer for the sins of the prince, Delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi- Kings play the madmen, and their people suffer for it, so the government sometimes suffers for the sins of the people. 2. Wisdom will prevent or redress these grievances: By a man, that is, by a people, of understanding, that come again to themselves and their right mind, things are kept in a good order, or, if disturbed, brought back to the old channel again. Or, By a prince of understanding and knowledge, a privy-counsellor, or minister of state, that will restrain or suppress the transgression of the land, and take the right methods of healing the state thereof, the good estate of it will be prolonged. We cannot imagine what a great deal of service one wise man may do to a nation in a critical juncture. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a and are but By country endures has is it its knowledge land maintains man many of order princes rebellious rulers so the transgression understanding When Bible Browser | 
