Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king, [meaneth] messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
In Context
13The delight of kings, are lips of righteousness,—and, the words of uprightness, he loveth.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2Then fell the wroth of Pharaoh upon his two courtiers, upon the chief of the butlers, and upon the chief of the bakers;
Esther 7:7Now, the king, arising in his wrath from the banquet of wine, and going into the palace garden, Haman, stood to make request for his life from Esther the queen, for he saw that ruin, was determined against him, by the king.
Proverbs 19:12The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
Proverbs 29:26Many, seek the face of a ruler, but, from Yahweh, is the sentence of each one.
Daniel 2:16So Daniel entered in, and desired of the king,—that, an appointed time, he would give him, and then, the interpretation, he would declare unto the king.
Mark 6:27And the king, straightway, sending off a guard, gave orders to bring his head.
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 →