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Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
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Proverbs 16:14 in other translations
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
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In context
11 The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.
14 The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
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