Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.
15In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharao being angry with them (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker)
Esther 7:7But the king being angry rose up, and went from the place of the banquet into the garden set with trees. Aman also rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his life, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king.
Proverbs 19:12As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Daniel 2:16Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king.
Mark 6:27But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.
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 →