Proverbs 16:14

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)

Esther 7:7

He told him everything that had happened, how Haman had promised to transfer silver into the king's treasury for the death of the Jews.

Proverbs 15:18

A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.

Proverbs 16:13

Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.

Proverbs 16:15

In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain.

Proverbs 17:11

The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 19:12

Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.

Proverbs 29:26

Many demand the face of the leader. But the judgment of each one proceeds from the Lord.

Proverbs 29:8

Pestilent men squander a city. Yet truly, the wise avert fury.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.

Daniel 2:16

Daniel went in and asked of the king that he would grant him time to reveal the solution to the king.

Mark 6:27

So, having sent an executioner, he instructed that his head be brought on a platter.

Acts 12:20

Now he was angry with those of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord, and, having persuaded Blastus, who was over the bedchamber of the king, they petitioned for peace, because their regions were supplied with food by him.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, so that God is exhorting through us. We beseech you for Christ: be reconciled to God.