14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.


In Context

11 Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.

12 They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.

13 Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.

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

15 In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.

16 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 16:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:14The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:14A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:14The fury of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:14The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:14The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.