Proverbs 28:2
For the transgression of a land many the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding knowledge the state shall be prolonged.
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Context
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 For the transgression of a land many the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding knowledge the state shall be prolonged.
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.