Proverbs 16:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The fury of a king `is' messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

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  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The wrath of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
  • Prov 20:2 : 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.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
  • Dan 3:13-25 : 13 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. 14 Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and said to them, `Is `it' a laid plan, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego -- my gods ye are not serving, and to the golden image that I have raised up ye are not doing obeisance? 15 Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made! -- and lo, ye do no obeisance -- in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?' 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, `We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee. 17 Lo, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from thy hand, O king, He doth deliver. 18 And lo -- not! be it known to thee, O king, that thy gods we are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up we do no obeisance.' 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated; 20 and to certain mighty men who `are' in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego -- killed them hath the spark of the fire. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace -- bound. 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king hath been astonished, and hath risen in haste; he hath answered and said to his counsellors, `Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire -- bound?' They have answered and are saying to the king, `Certainly, O king.' 25 He answered and hath said, `Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth `is' like to a son of the gods.'
  • Mark 6:27 : 27 and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 `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; 5 but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.
  • Acts 12:20 : 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 Cor 5:20 : 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;'
  • 2 Kgs 6:31-33 : 31 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.' 32 And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and `the king' sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, `Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?' 33 He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this `is' the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?'
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

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  • Prov 16:12-13
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  • Prov 15:1-2
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    10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

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  • Prov 16:10
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  • Prov 14:27-29
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    14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Where the word of a king `is' power `is', and who saith to him, `What dost thou?'

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

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    26A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

  • Prov 13:14
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    14The law of the wise `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

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    3In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

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    15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

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    8Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

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    18As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

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    19A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

  • Prov 17:26-27
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    26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

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    28Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

  • Job 19:29
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    29Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious `are' the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that `there is' a judgment.

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    2I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

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    4Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

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    28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.