Proverbs 14:28

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:28

Here are two maxims in politics, which carry their own evidence with them:?1. That it is much for the honour of a king to have a populous kingdom; it is a sign that he rules well, since strangers are hereby invited to come and settle under his protection and his own subjects live comfortably; it is a sign that he and his kingdom are under the blessing of God, the effect of which is being fruitful and multiplying. It is his strength, and makes him considerable and formidable; happy is the king,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's honour ,.... For it is a sign of a good and wise government, of clemency and righteousness being exercised, of liberty and property being enjoyed, of peace, plenty, and prosperity; which encourage subjects to serve their king cheerfully, and to continue under his reign and government peaceably; and which invites others from different parts to come and settle there also; by which the strength and glory of a king are much increased. This is true of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people - It is the interest of every state to promote marriage by every means that is just and prudent; and to discourage, disgrace, and debase celibacy; to render bachelors incapable, after a given age, of all public employments: and to banish nunneries and monasteries from all parts of their dominions; - they have ever, from their invention, contributed more to vice than virtue; and are positively point blank against the law of God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:17-29

(See homily on Proverbs 16:32 .)—C. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's honour (glory); but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince; or, of the principality. This maxim is not in accordance with the views of Oriental conquerors and despots, who in their selfish lust of aggrandizement cared not what suffering they inflicted or what blood they shed; who made a wilderness and called it peace. The reign of Solomon, the peaceful, gave an intimation that war and conquest were not a monarch's highest glory:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:28-35

Life contrasts I. IN PUBLIC LIFE . 1 . Fulness and scantiness of population. ( Proverbs 14:28 .) The Hebrew had a deep sense of the value of fruitfulness in the wedded life, and of increase in the nation. The majesty of the monarch is the reflection of the greatness of his people, and the decay must represent itself in his feebleness for action. It is our duty as Christian men to study with intelligence political questions, and to support all measures which tend to freedom... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 14:28

Proverbs 14:28. In the multitude of people is the king’s honour “The honour and splendour of a king depend upon the multitude, wealth, and strength of his subjects, whom, therefore, he ought to protect and cherish: for if they be wasted by unnecessary wars, or forced into other countries by oppression and unjust exactions, it proves the ruin of his kingdom.” Bishop Patrick. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 14:1-35

Hidden feelings and motives (14:1-35)Wisdom builds, but folly destroys. People’s actions reveal their attitude to God (14:1-2). The wisdom of their speech and their commitment to hard work are among the things that determine whether they progress or come to ruin (3-5). Those who think they know everything can never become truly wise and therefore can never have right discernment in the moral issues of life (6-8).Good people may prosper and evil people may suffer loss, but outward appearances do... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 14:28

"In the multitude of the people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.""A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined."[31] The proverb is also true if interpreted to mean that, "The want of people (the hunger or destitution of people) is the destruction of the prince." It is true both ways! read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:28

Proverbs 14:28. In the multitude, &c.— The more subjects a prince hath, the more glorious he is; but so much the more so, as he loves with more tenderness, as he preserves with more care, and as he governs with more mildness, the people under him. The Scripture and the ancients give kings the name of shepherds, to put them in mind of the application they ought to give to the augmenting of their people, and of the compassionate kindness wherewith they ought to treat them. Calmet. read more

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