Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 14
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory,
but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs 14:28 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
ASV
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
DRA
In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king: and in the small number of people the dishonour of the prince.
FBV
The glory of a king is the number of his subjects, for a ruler is nothing without them.
GNV
In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.
JPS
In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of people is the ruin of the prince.
LSV
The honor of a king [is] in the multitude of a people, || And the ruin of a prince in lack of people.
NASB
In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin. NASB 2020
NMV
In the multitude of people [is] the king’s honour: but in the lack of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
OJB
In the multitude of people is the glory of a melech, but in the lack of subjects is the ruin of the prince.
T4T
If a king rules over many people, many people will be able to honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
WEB (UK)
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Во множестве народа — величие царя, а при малолюдстве народа беда государю.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Неисчислим народ — царю хвала, без подданных — правителю гибель.
СП (БЛ)
Множество подданных несёт величие царю, а малочисленное государство ничего не стоит.