King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 28:16
“The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 28
14
Happy [is] the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15
[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16
The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.