The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
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.