Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
In Context
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.
15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharaoh was angry against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
Esther 7:7And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine [and went] into the palace garden. And Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Proverbs 19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice [is] from LORD.
Daniel 2:16And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
Mark 6:27And straightaway having sent an executioner, the king commanded his head to be brought. And having departed, he beheaded him in the prison,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:14
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. Here is a further character of good kings, that they love and delight in those that speak right. 1. They hate parasites and those that flatter them, and are very willing that all about them should deal faithfully with them and tell them that which is true, whether it be pleasing or displeasing, both concerning persons and things, that every thing should be set in a true light and nothing disguised, ch. xxix. 12 . 2. They not only do… Read the whole commentary →