Proverbs 11:14
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14 For lack of guidance a people falls;
security lies in many counselors.(A)
Proverbs 24:6
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6 For by strategy war is waged,
and victory depends on many counselors.(A)
Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king builds up the land;
but one who raises taxes tears it down.[a]
Footnotes
- 29:4 In Hebrew as in English high and low are metaphors for prosperity and depression. A king who is just “causes the land to stand up,” i.e., to be prosperous, and one who makes taxes high brings a country low.
Ben Sira 10:1-5
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Chapter 10
1 A wise magistrate gives stability to his people,
and government by the intelligent is well ordered.(A)
2 As the people’s judge, so the officials;(B)
as the head of a city, so the inhabitants.
3 A reckless king destroys his people,
but a city grows through the intelligence of its princes.(C)
4 Sovereignty over the earth is in the hand of God,
who appoints the right person for the right time.
5 Sovereignty over everyone is in the hand of God,
who imparts his majesty to the ruler.
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