Proverbs 16:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, and whoever is wise will appease it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The king’s anger is a messenger of death; the wise will calm him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 16:14 Cross References

Genesis 40:2

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

Esther 7:7

The king rose from the feast in wrath and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that the king had determined to destroy him.

Proverbs 15:18

Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves those who speak what is right.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

Proverbs 17:11

Evil people seek only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion; anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

Proverbs 29:8

Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.

Daniel 2:16

So Daniel went in and requested that the king give him time and he would tell the king the interpretation.

Mark 6:27

Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,

Acts 12:20

Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king’s personal attendant, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God.