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New American Standard Bible

Proverbs 16:14

The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Citizens;   Executioner;   King;   Thompson Chain Reference - King's;   Nation, the;   Wrath;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Wisdom;   Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Justice;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Propitiation;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Propitiation;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justice;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Meekness;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;   Death, Angel of;   Demonology;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
Christian Standard Bible®
A king’s fury is a messenger of death,but a wise person appeases it.
Hebrew Names Version
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man will pacify it.
Easy-to-Read Version
When a king gets angry, he can put someone to death. So it is wise to keep the king happy.
Amplified Bible
The wrath of a king is like a messenger of death, But a wise man will appease it.
American Standard Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Contemporary English Version
An angry ruler can put you to death. So be wise! Don't make one angry.
Complete Jewish Bible
The king's anger is a herald of death, and one who is wise will appease it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
King James Version (1611)
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
English Revised Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Berean Standard Bible
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Lexham English Bible
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.
Literal Translation
A king's fury is as messengers of death, but a wise man will cover it.
New Century Version
An angry king can put someone to death, so a wise person will try to make him happy.
New English Translation
A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
New King James Version
As messengers of death is the king's wrath, But a wise man will appease it.
New Living Translation
The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
New Life Bible
The anger of a king carries death, but a wise man will quiet it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The wrath of a king, meaneth messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.
George Lamsa Translation
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Good News Translation
A wise person will try to keep the king happy; if the king becomes angry, someone may die.
King James Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.
New Revised Standard
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and whoever is wise will appease it.
Darby Translation
The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Indignacioun of the kyng is messangeris of deth; and a wijs man schal plese him.
Young's Literal Translation
The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
World English Bible
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man will pacify it.
Revised Standard Version
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
Update Bible Version
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Webster's Bible Translation
The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Bible in Basic English
The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him.
THE MESSAGE
An intemperate leader wreaks havoc in lives; you're smart to stay clear of someone like that.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The fury of a king is like messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.
Legacy Standard Bible
The wrath of a king is like messengers of death,But a wise man will atone for it.

Contextual Overview

14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

wrath: Proverbs 19:12, Proverbs 20:2, Daniel 3:13-25, Luke 12:4, Luke 12:5

messengers: Proverbs 17:11, 2 Kings 6:31-33, Mark 6:27

but: Ecclesiastes 10:4, Acts 12:20, 2 Corinthians 5:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 32:20 - I will appease Genesis 40:2 - wroth Esther 4:8 - to make supplication Esther 7:6 - was afraid Psalms 41:1 - time of trouble Proverbs 24:22 - who Proverbs 25:15 - long Proverbs 30:31 - against Ecclesiastes 8:3 - for Daniel 2:12 - General Daniel 3:19 - he spake Daniel 5:19 - whom he would he slew Romans 13:4 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Genesis 21:31
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had come back from a journey to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev.
Genesis 25:11
It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.
Numbers 13:26
they went on and came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death,.... Or, "angels of death", as the Targum. As the wrath of Ahasuerus was to Haman; when it is either discovered in the countenance of a king, or expressed by his words, or signified by a messenger; it sometimes has been immediate death to a person, and often as terrible as if a messenger brought the sentence of death; yea, it is as if one messenger after another was sent on such an errand, and therefore the word is in the plural number. How terrible is the wrath of the King of kings; and even to kings themselves, who are represented as flying to rocks and mountains to hide them from it! Revelation 6:15;

but a wise man will pacify it; by a proper acknowledgment of the offence committed; or by a prudent representation of his case, or the case of his friends; by soft answers and strong arguments, as Jonathan pacified the wrath of King Saul his father against David. He is a wise man that believes in Christ, and pleads his propitiatory sacrifice for the expiation of his sin, at the same time frankly acknowledging it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

While Proverbs 16:13 depicts the king as he ought to be, this verse reminds us of the terrible rapidity with which, in the despotic monarchies of the East, punishment, even death, follows royal displeasure.


 
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