Proverbs 28:2

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

Bible in Basic English ☆

Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.

Darby Translation ☆

By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding [and] of knowledge, [its] stability is prolonged.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.

Noyes Bible ☆

Through the transgression of a land many are its rulers; But through men of prudence and understanding the prince shall live long.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

When there is transgression in a land, it hath many for its princes; but under a man of understanding and knowledge [its] prosperity will long continue.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and knowledge established order shall long continue.

King James Version ☆

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

Webster Bible ☆

For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Revised Version ☆

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; But a wise man will quell them.

World English Bible ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World English Bible Classic ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World English Bible Updated ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World Messianic Bible ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

For the peysha eretz (land in rebellion) many are the sarim (rulers) thereof, but by an adam meiven yodei'a (a man of wisdom and knowledge) shall be lasting order.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

لِمَعْصِيَةِ أَرْضٍ تَكْثُرُ رُؤَسَاؤُهَا، لَكِنْ بِذِي فَهْمٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ تَدُومُ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ပြည်သူပြည်သားအပြစ်ကြောင့်၊ မင်းတို့သည် များပြားတတ်ကြ၏။ ဥာဏ်ပညာနှင့် ပြည့်စုံသောသူအား ဖြင့် နိုင်ငံတည်တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ပြည်သူ ပြည်သားအပြစ် ကြောင့် ၊ မင်း တို့သည် များပြား တတ်ကြ၏။ ဉာဏ် ပညာနှင့် ပြည့်စုံ သောသူအားဖြင့် နိုင်ငံ တည်တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Prae thungah zaehaih pung pongah, ukkung doeh pop; toe khopoek thaih kami hoi palungha kami hoiah ni prae to cak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Khohmuen kah boekoek dongah mangpa la yet dae, aka yakming hlang long tah a ming dongah a ram a pai sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Khohmuen kah boekoek dongah mangpa la yet dae, aka yakming hlang long tah a ming dongah a ram a pai sak.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

邦国因有罪过，君王就多 更换； 因有聪明知识的人，国必长存。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

邦國因有罪過，君王就多 更換； 因有聰明知識的人，國必長存。

World Chinese Bible ☆

因叛乱，一国有许多统治者； 但借着有聪明和知识的人，秩序得以维持。

Croatian Bible ☆

Kad se u zemlji griješi, mnogi su joj knezovi, a s čovjekom razumnim i umnim uprava je postojana.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Pro přestoupení země mnoho knížat jejích, ale pro člověka rozumného a umělého trvánlivé bývá panování.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Ved Voldsmands Brøde opstår Strid, den kvæles af Mand med Forstand.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Om de overtreding des lands zijn deszelfs vorsten vele; maar om verstandige en wetende mensen zal insgelijks verlenging wezen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

De misdaad van tyrannen doet twisten ontstaan; Door een verstandig man worden ze bijgelegd

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiam lando pekas, ĝi havas multe da estroj; Sed se regas homo prudenta kaj kompetenta, li regas longe.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

À cause de l’iniquité d’un pays, ses princes sont nombreux ; mais, par un homme intelligent qui a de la connaissance, la stabilité se prolonge.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Quand un pays est en révolte, il a plusieurs chefs; mais le gouvernement est affermi par un homme sage et intelligent.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Quand un pays est en révolte, les chefs sont nombreux; Mais avec un homme qui a de l’intelligence et de la science, Le règne se prolonge.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Quand un pays est en révolte, ses chefs sont nombreux, mais grâce à un homme intelligent et instruit, l'ordre est maintenu.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Durch die Frevelhaftigkeit eines Landes werden seiner Fürsten viele; aber durch einen verständigen, einsichtigen Mann wird sein Bestand verlängert.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Um des Landes Sünde willen werden viel Änderungen der Fürstentümer; aber um der Leute willen, die verständig und vernünftig sind, bleiben sie lange.

German Textbibel ☆

Durch eines Landes Vergehung werden seiner Fürsten viel, aber unter verständigen, einsichtigen Leuten bleibt einer lange.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Ein treuloses Land erlebt häufigen Fürstenwechsel; wo aber verständige Leute sind, die wissen, was sich gehört, kann einer lange regieren.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

δι᾿ ἁμαρτίας ἀσεβῶν κρίσεις ἐγείρονται, ἀνὴρ δὲ πανοῦργος κατασβέσει αὐτάς.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Διʼ ἁμαρτίας ἀσεβῶν κρίσεις ἐγείρονται, ἀνὴρ δὲ πανοῦργος κατασβέσει αὐτάς.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Lè nan yon peyi moun ap fè sa ki mal, chak jou gen yon lòt chèf. Men avèk yon moun ki gen konprann, ki konnen sa l'ap fè, gouvènman an ap kanpe pou lontan.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

No ka hewa o ka aina, nui no kolaila poe alii; A ma ke kanaka noonoo a ike hoi e paa loihi ana no ia.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

בפשע ארץ רבים שריה ובאדם מבין ידע כן יאריך׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Come il paese, per li suoi misfatti, cangia spesso di principe ; Così, per amor degli uomini savi ed intendenti, Il principe vive lungamente.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Per i suoi misfatti i capi d’un paese son numerosi, ma, con un uomo intelligente e pratico delle cose, l’ordine dura.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

国に反逆が起こると支配者が多くなるが、 悟りと知識のある人によって秩序は保たれる。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

나라는 죄가 있으면 주관자가 많아져도 명철과 지식 있는 사람으로 말미암아 장구하게 되느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Sie mutunfacl fah arulana ku ac oan paht mwet kol we uh fin mwet etauk ac lalmwetmet. A sie mutunfacl fin oru ma koluk, ac fah fusus ayaol lun mwet leum we.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Propter peccata terræ multi principes ejus; et propter hominis sapientiam, et horum scientiam quæ dicuntur, vita ducis longior erit.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

از معصیت اهل زمین حاکمانش بسیارمی شوند، اما مرد فهیم و دانا استقامتش برقرارخواهد ماند.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Na rebelião, a terra tem muitos governantes, mas a ordem é mantida por um homem de entendimento e conhecimento.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Pela rebelião numa terra, seus governantes são muitos; mas por meio de um homem prudente e conhecedor seu governo permanecerá.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Din cauza fărădelegii unei țări sunt mulți prinți în ea, dar printr-un om al priceperii și cunoașterii, starea țării va fi prelungită.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Кынд есте рэскоалэ ынтр-о царэ, сунт мулць капь, дар ку ун ом причепут ши ынчеркат, домния дэйнуеште.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Когда страна отступит от закона, тогда много в ней начальников; а при разумном и знающем муже она долговечна.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Kad se u zemlji zla čine, nastaju joj mnogi knezovi; ali kad se nađe čovek razuman i vešt, ostaje dugo.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Кад се у земљи зла чине, настају јој многи кнезови; али кад се нађе човек разуман и вешт, остаје дуго.

Mashi Bible ☆

Bubî bwa ba-ciri-misî butula entambala, omurhimanya ayifûnge.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Por la rebelión de la tierra sus príncipes son muchos: mas por el hombre entendido y sabio permanecerá sin mutación.

Spanish BLL ☆

Cuando un país se rebela, le sobran gobernantes; pero el orden se mantiene con un líder sabio y entendido.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Por la rebelión de la tierra sus príncipes son muchos; mas por el hombre prudente y sabio permanece el orden.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Debido al pecado de la tierra, sus problemas aumentan; pero por un hombre de sabiduría y conocimiento serán apagados como un fuego.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Por la rebelión de la tierra sus jefes son muchos, Pero por el hombre entendido y sabio permanece estable.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko e meʻa ʻi he fai hala ʻae fonua ko ia, ʻoku tupu ʻo tokolahi ai hono houʻeiki: ka koeʻuhi ko e tangata poto mo ʻiloʻilo ʻe fakatolonga ai hono lelei.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Коли край одступить від закону, тодї в йому много старших, а з одним розумним і тямущим мужом — він довговічен.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Коли край одступить від закону, тодї в йому много старших, а з одним розумним і тямущим мужом — він довговічен.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Tại vì xứ phạm tội ác nên có vua chúa nhiều; Nhưng nhờ người thông sáng có trí hiểu biết, Sự vững vàng của nước sẽ còn lâu dài.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃