Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Darby Translation
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 that speaketh aright.
15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
Esther 7:7And the king in his wrath rose up from the banquet of wine, [and went] into the palace garden; but Haman stayed 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 displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.
Daniel 2:16And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.
Mark 6:27And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and 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 →