A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.Proverbs 28:2
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃
- בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'“by [the] transgression of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫שַׁע · “transgression” · Strong's H6588
- אֶ֭רֶץ'E.retz“a land”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- רַבִּ֣יםra.Bim“[are] many”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- שָׂרֶ֑יהָsa.Rei.ha“princes its”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
- וּבְאָדָ֥םu.ve.'a.Dam“and by a person”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- מֵבִ֥יןme.Vin“understanding”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
- יֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'“knowing”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כֵּ֣ןken“thus”Adverb · from כֵּן · “right” · Strong's H3651A
- יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ya.'a.Rikh“it will last long”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָרַךְ · “to prolong” · Strong's H0748
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)