Proverbs 14:35

In 11 translations

BSB

A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

KJV

The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

WEB

The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

ASV

The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

LSV

The favor of a king [is] to a wise servant, || And one causing shame is an object of his wrath!

YLT

The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!

DBY

The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.

DRC

A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger.

GNV

The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

JPS

The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; but his wrath striketh him that dealeth shamefully.

LXXE

An understanding servant is acceptable to a king; and by his good behaviour he removes disgrace.

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Original-language editions

WLC

רְֽצוֹן־מֶ֭לֶךְ לְעֶ֣בֶד מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה מֵבִֽישׁ׃

LXX-Br

Δεκτὸς βασιλεῖ ὑπηρέτης νοήμων, τῇ δὲ ἑαυτοῦ εὐστροφίᾳ ἀφαιρεῖται ἀτιμίαν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 24:45–51Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.…
• Matthew 25:23His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
• Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
• Proverbs 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
• Luke 12:42–48And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so…
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
• Proverbs 19:26He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
• Proverbs 19:12–13A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
• Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
• Proverbs 20:26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
• Psalms 101:4–8A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil. Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure. My eyes favor the…
• Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

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