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Proverbs 16:14 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The wrath of a king is `as' messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
World English Bible (WEB)
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man will pacify it.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The fury of a king `is' messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
| The wrath | חֲמַת | ḥămat | huh-MAHT |
| of a king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| is as messengers | מַלְאֲכֵי | malʾăkê | mahl-uh-HAY |
| death: of | מָ֑וֶת | māwet | MA-vet |
| but a wise | וְאִ֖ישׁ | wĕʾîš | veh-EESH |
| man | חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām | ha-HAHM |
| will pacify | יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ | yĕkappĕrennâ | yeh-ha-peh-REH-na |