Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 14:28

"In the multitude of people is the king`s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince." — Proverbs 14:28 (ASV)

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour. —Not in ambitious wars. In these words speaks the “man of rest” (1 Chronicles 22:9). (Compare the description of Solomon’s kingdom in the days of his prosperity; 1 Kings 4:20.)