Proverbs 14:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.”

Proverbs 14:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:288 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/רָבbərāb

abundancepronH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

עָ֥םʿām

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

הַדְרַתhadərat

beautynounH1927

honour

מֶ֑לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

וּ/בְ/אֶ֥פֶסwbəʾepes

ankleconjH657

but · end · howbeit · less than nothing ···

לְ֝אֹ֗םləʾōm

nationnounH3816

people

מְחִתַּ֥תməḥitat

destructionnounH4288

dismaying · ruin · terror

רָזֽוֹןrāzwōn

princenounH7333

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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