Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king is like the messengers of death; but a wise man will appease it.
Leeser Tanakh
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 [should obtain] the favor of kings; and him that speaketh uprightly should they love.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2And Pharaoh was wroth 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 fury from the banquet of wine, and went into the palace-garden: and Haman remained behind to make request for his life of Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil fully determined.
Proverbs 19:12Like the roaring of a young lion is the wrath of a king: as dew upon the herbs is his favor.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the favor of a ruler; but from the Lord cometh justice for man.
Daniel 2:16But Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might tell the interpretation to the king.
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 →