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Proverbs 16:14

חֲמַת ־ מֶלֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי ־ מָוֶת וְאִישׁ חָכָם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

In Context

13רְצוֹן מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי ־ צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָֽב ׃

15בְּאוֹר ־ פְּנֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ חַיִּים וּרְצוֹנוֹ כְּעָב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 40:2וַיִּקְצֹף פַּרְעֹה עַל שְׁנֵי סָרִיסָיו עַל שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים וְעַל שַׂר הָאוֹפִֽים ׃

Esther 7:7וְהַמֶּלֶךְ קָם בַּחֲמָתוֹ מִמִּשְׁתֵּה הַיַּיִן אֶל ־ גִּנַּת הַבִּיתָן וְהָמָן עָמַד לְבַקֵּשׁ עַל ־ נַפְשׁוֹ מֵֽאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה כִּי רָאָה כִּֽי ־ כָלְתָה אֵלָיו הָרָעָה מֵאֵת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃

Proverbs 19:12נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר זַעַף מֶלֶךְ וּכְטַל עַל ־ עֵשֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 29:26רַבִּים מְבַקְשִׁים פְּנֵי ־ מוֹשֵׁל וּמֵיְהוָה מִשְׁפַּט ־ אִֽישׁ ׃

Daniel 2:16וְדָנִיֵּאל עַל וּבְעָה מִן ־ מַלְכָּא דִּי זְמָן יִנְתֵּן ־ לֵהּ וּפִשְׁרָא לְהַֽחֲוָיָה לְמַלְכָּֽא ׃ פ

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 →

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