Proverbs 28:2

a man This is better taken collectively, and rendered men, as in R.V. text.

the statethereof] i.e. its stability. This rendering is retained in R.V. Others render (taking the word statein its more usual sense as an adverb) so, on that condition, sc. of its possessing men of understanding and knowledge, it(the land) shall be continued. But there seems hardly sufficient reason for laying such stress upon the condition, nor is there much force in saying the land shall continue.

The proverb is abundantly illustrated by the history of Israel. See, for example, 1 Kings 16:8-28.