Proverbs 16:14
The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
In Context
13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharao was angry agaynst his two officers, agaynst the chiefe butler and the chiefe baker.
Proverbs 19:12The kynges displeasure is lyke the roaryng of a Lion: but his fauour is lyke the deawe vpon the grasse.
Proverbs 29:26Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
Mark 6:27And immediatlye the kyng sent the hangman, and commaunded his head to be brought in: And he went, and beheaded hym in the pryson,
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 →