14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:14
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 14
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The wrathחֲמַת־H2534Noun - feminine singular constructof a kingמֶ֥לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singularis a messengerמַלְאֲכֵי־H4397Noun - masculine plural constructof deathמָ֑וֶתH4194Noun - masculine singularbut a wiseחָכָ֣םH2450Adjective - masculine singularmanוְאִ֖ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill pacify itיְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃H3722Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular