Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
9 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “people” →
Where no counsel is , the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it .
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
