Proverbs 14:28
A large population is a king's splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince's ruin.
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Exodus 1:12, 22
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. . . .

1 Kings 4:20, 21
Judah and Israel became as numerous as the sand by the sea, eating and drinking and rejoicing. . . .

1 Kings 20:27
The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.

2 Kings 10:32, 33
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory . . .

2 Kings 13:7
Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In a multitude of people is a king's glory, But in the dearth of people is a prince's ruin.

King James Bible
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A large population is a king's splendor, but a shortage of people is a ruler's devastation.

International Standard Version
A large population is a king's glory, but a shortage of people is a ruler's ruin.

NET Bible
A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
By many people the king is honored, and by the end of the people the king is shattered.
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