Proverbs 16:14

In 11 translations

BSB

The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

KJV

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

WEB

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

ASV

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

LSV

The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, || And a wise man pacifies it.

YLT

The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

DBY

The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.

DRC

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

GNV

The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.

JPS

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

LXXE

The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְאִ֖ישׁ חָכָ֣ם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Θυμὸ βασιλέως ἄγγελος θανάτου, ἀνὴρ δὲ σοφὸς ἐξιλάσεται αὐτόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
• Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into…
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
• Acts 12:20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on…
• Daniel 3:13–25Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not…
• Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
• Mark 6:27So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
• 2 Kings 6:31–33He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The…

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