Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
Young's Literal Translation
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] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
15In the light of a king's face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Cross References
Genesis 40:2and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
Esther 7:7And the king hath risen, in his fury, from the banquet of wine, unto the garden of the house, and Haman hath remained to seek for his life from Esther the queen, for he hath seen that evil hath been determined against him by the king.
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
Proverbs 29:26Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.
Daniel 2:16and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.
Mark 6:27and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,
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 →