Verse 14

The wrath{H2534} of a king{H4428} is [as] messengers{H4397} of death;{H4194} But a wise{H2450} man{H376} will pacify{H3722} it.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's{H4428} wrath{H2197} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion;{H3715} But his favor{H7522} is as dew{H2919} upon the grass.{H6212}
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The terror{H367} of a king{H4428} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion:{H3715} He that provoketh him to anger{H5674} sinneth{H2398} [against] his own life.{H5315}
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit{H7307} of the ruler{H4910} rise up{H5927} against thee, leave{H3240} not thy place;{H4725} for gentleness{H4832} allayeth{H3240} great{H1419} offences.{H2399}
  • Dan 3:13-25 : 13 Then{H116} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} in [his] rage{H7266} and fury{H2528} commanded{H560} to bring{H858} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego.{H5665} Then{H116} they brought{H858} these{H479} men{H1400} before{H6925} the king.{H4430} 14 Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} answered{H6032} and said{H560} unto them, Is it of purpose,{H6656} O Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego,{H5665} that ye{H383} serve{H6399} not{H3809} my god,{H426} nor{H3809} worship{H5457} the golden{H1722} image{H6755} which I have set{H6966} up? 15 Now{H3705} if{H2006} ye be{H383} ready{H6263} that at what time{H5732} ye hear{H8086} the sound{H7032} of the cornet,{H7162} flute,{H4953} harp,{H7030} sackbut,{H5443} psaltery,{H6460} and dulcimer,{H5481} and all{H3606} kinds{H2178} of music,{H2170} ye fall down{H5308} and worship{H5457} the image{H6755} which I have made,{H5648} [well]: but if{H2006} ye worship{H5457} not,{H3809} ye shall be cast{H7412} the same hour{H8160} into the midst{H1459} of a burning{H3345} fiery{H5135} furnace;{H861} and who{H4479} is that god{H426} that shall deliver{H7804} you out of{H4481} my hands?{H3028} 16 Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego{H5665} answered{H6032} and said{H560} to the king,{H4430} O Nebuchadnezzar,{H5020} we{H586} have no{H3809} need{H2818} to answer{H8421} thee in{H5922} this{H1836} matter.{H6600} 17 If{H2006} it be [so], our God{H426} whom we{H586} serve{H6399} is{H383} able{H3202} to deliver{H7804} us from{H4481} the burning{H3345} fiery{H5135} furnace;{H861} and{H4481} he will deliver{H7804} us out of{H4481} thy hand,{H3028} O king.{H4430} 18 But if{H2006} not,{H3809} be it{H1934} known{H3046} unto thee, O king,{H4430} that we will{H383} not{H3809} serve{H6399} thy gods,{H426} nor{H3809} worship{H5457} the golden{H1722} image{H6755} which thou hast set up.{H6966} 19 Then{H116} was Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} full{H4391} of fury,{H2528} and the form{H6755} of his visage{H600} was changed{H8133} against{H5922} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego:{H5665} [therefore] he spake,{H6032} and commanded{H560} that they should heat{H228} the furnace{H861} {H2298} seven times{H7655} more{H5922} than{H1768} it was wont{H2370} to be heated.{H228} 20 And he commanded{H560} certain{H2429} mighty{H1401} men{H1400} that were in his army{H2429} to bind{H3729} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego,{H5665} [and] to cast{H7412} them into the burning{H3345} fiery{H5135} furnace.{H861} 21 Then{H116} these{H479} men{H1400} were bound{H3729} in their hosen,{H6361} their tunics,{H5622} and their mantles,{H3737} and their [other] garments,{H3831} and were cast{H7412} into the midst{H1459} of the burning{H3345} fiery{H5135} furnace.{H861} 22 Therefore{H3606} because{H4481} the king's{H4430} commandment{H4406} was urgent,{H2685} and the furnace{H861} exceeding{H3493} hot,{H228} the flame{H7631} of the fire{H5135} slew{H6992} those{H479} men{H1400} that took up{H5267} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego.{H5665} 23 And these{H479} three{H8532} men,{H1400} Shadrach,{H7715} Meshach,{H4336} and Abed-nego,{H5665} fell down{H5308} bound{H3729} into the midst{H1459} of the burning{H3345} fiery{H5135} furnace.{H861} 24 Then{H116} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} the king{H4430} was astonished,{H8429} and rose up{H6966} in haste:{H927} he spake{H6032} and said{H560} unto his counsellors,{H1907} Did not{H3809} we cast{H7412} three{H8532} men{H1400} bound{H3729} into the midst{H1459} of the fire?{H5135} They answered{H6032} and said{H560} unto the king,{H4430} True,{H3330} O king.{H4430} 25 He answered{H6032} and said,{H560} Lo,{H1888} I{H576} see{H2370} four{H703} men{H1400} loose,{H8271} walking{H1981} in the midst{H1459} of the fire,{H5135} and they have{H383} no{H3809} hurt;{H2257} and the aspect{H7299} of the fourth{H7244} is like{H1821} a son{H1247} of the gods.{H426}
  • Mark 6:27 : 27 And{G2532} straightway{G2112} the king{G935} sent{G649} forth a soldier{G4688} of his guard, and commanded{G2004} to bring{G5342} his{G846} head:{G2776} and{G1161} he went{G565} and beheaded{G607} him{G846} in{G1722} the prison,{G5438}
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 And{G1161} I say{G3004} unto you{G5213} my{G3450} friends,{G5384} Be{G5399} not{G3361} afraid{G5399} of{G575} them that kill{G615} the body,{G4983} and{G2532} after{G3326} that{G5023} have{G2192} no{G3361} more{G4053} that{G5100} they can do.{G4160} 5 But{G1161} I will warn{G5263} you{G5213} whom{G5101} ye shall fear:{G5399} Fear{G5399} him, who{G3588} after{G3326} he hath killed{G615} hath{G2192} power{G1849} to cast{G1685} into{G1519} hell;{G1067} yea,{G3483} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} Fear{G5399} him.{G5126}
  • Acts 12:20 : 20 Now{G1161} he{G2264} was{G2258} highly displeased{G2371} with them of Tyre{G5183} and{G2532} Sidon:{G4606} and{G1161} they came{G3918} with one accord{G3661} to{G4314} him,{G846} and,{G2532} having made{G3982} Blastus{G986} the king's{G935} {G1909} chamberlain{G2846} their friend,{G3982} they asked{G154} for peace,{G1515} because{G1223} their{G846} country{G5561} was fed{G5142} from{G575} the king's{G937} country.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are ambassadors{G4243} therefore{G3767} on behalf{G5228} of Christ,{G5547} as though{G5613} God{G2316} were entreating{G3870} by{G1223} us:{G2257} we beseech{G1189} [you] on{G5228} behalf{G5547} of Christ, be ye reconciled{G2644} to God.{G2316}
  • 2 Kgs 6:31-33 : 31 Then he said,{H559} God{H430} do{H6213} so to me, and more{H3254} also, if the head{H7218} of Elisha{H477} the son{H1121} of Shaphat{H8202} shall stand{H5975} on him this day.{H3117} 32 But Elisha{H477} was sitting{H3427} in his house,{H1004} and the elders{H2205} were sitting{H3427} with him; and [the king] sent{H7971} a man{H376} from before{H6440} him: but ere the messenger{H4397} came{H935} to him, he said{H559} to the elders,{H2205} See{H7200} ye how this son{H1121} of a murderer{H7523} hath sent{H7971} to take away{H5493} my head?{H7218} look,{H7200} when the messenger{H4397} cometh,{H935} shut{H5462} the door,{H1817} and hold the door{H1817} fast{H3905} against him: is not the sound{H6963} of his master's{H113} feet{H7272} behind{H310} him? 33 And while he was yet talking{H1696} with them, behold, the messenger{H4397} came down{H3381} unto him: and he said,{H559} Behold, this evil{H7451} is of Jehovah;{H3068} why should I wait{H3176} for Jehovah{H3068} any longer?
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 An evil{H7451} man seeketh{H1245} only rebellion;{H4805} Therefore a cruel{H394} messenger{H4397} shall be sent{H7971} against him.