Proverbs 16:14
The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.
Catholic Public Domain 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
13Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.
15In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)
Esther 7:7But the king, being angry, rose up and, from the place of the feast, entered into the arboretum of the garden. Haman likewise rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his soul, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king.
Proverbs 19:12Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 29:26Many demand the face of the leader. But the judgment of each one proceeds from the Lord.
Daniel 2:16Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.
Mark 6:27So, having sent an executioner, he instructed that his head be brought on a platter.
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 →