Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
New American Standard Bible
But a wise man will appease it.
King James Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Holman Bible
but a wise man appeases it.
International Standard Version
The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.
A Conservative Version
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
American Standard Version
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Amplified
The wrath of a king is like a messenger of death,
But a wise man will appease 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.
Darby Translation
The fury of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Julia Smith Translation
The king's wrath, messengers of death: and a wise man shall expiate it
King James 2000
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will appease it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wrath of a king [is] a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.
Modern King James verseion
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will quiet it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
NET Bible
A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
New Heart English Bible
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
The Emphasized Bible
The wrath of a king, meaneth messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.
Webster
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
World English Bible
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
13 The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth, 14 The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it. 15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 19:12
The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
2 Kings 6:31-33
And he saith, 'Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add -- if it remain -- the head of Elisha son of Shaphat -- upon him this day.'
Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
Daniel 3:13-25
Then Nebuchadnezzar, in anger and fury, hath said to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then these men have been brought in before the king.
Mark 6:27
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,
Luke 12:4-5
'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;
Acts 12:20
And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who is over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;
2 Corinthians 5:20
in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, 'Be ye reconciled to God;'