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Hebrew Modern Translation
משלי 16:14
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מלאכי-מות ואיש חכם יכפרנה
חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְאִ֖ישׁ חָכָ֣ם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה ׃
חֲמַת־מֶלֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָוֶת וְאִישׁ חָכָם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה ׃
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
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.
