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King James Bible - Proverbs 16:14

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 16:14

¶ La ira del rey es mensajero de muerte; mas el hombre sabio la evitará.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 14. The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death , etc.] 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 6:15-17); 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.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 14, 15 - Those are fools, who, to obtain the favour of an earthly prince, thro themselves out of God's favour.

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Original Hebrew

חמת 2534 מלך 4428 מלאכי 4397 מות 4194 ואישׁ 376 חכם 2450 יכפרנה׃ 3722