Proverbs 16:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁴ A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man 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

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

Esther 7:7

And 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 evil was determined against him by the king.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks 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

An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 19:12

A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The dread wrath of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the Lord a man gets justice.

Proverbs 29:8

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for deference will make amends for great offenses.

Daniel 2:16

And Daniel went in and besought the king to appoint him a time, that he might show to the king the interpretation.

Mark 6:27

And immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,

Acts 12:20

Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.