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Proverbs 16:14 Interlinear

“The wrath of a king is as messengers of death man but a wise will pacify”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חֲמַת	H2534	The wrath	heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
2	מֶ֥לֶךְ	H4428	of a king	a king
3	מַלְאֲכֵי	H4397	is as messengers	a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
4	מָ֑וֶת	H4194	of death	death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
5	וְאִ֖ישׁ	H376	man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
6	חָכָ֣ם	H2450	but a wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
7	יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃	H3722	will pacify	to cover (specifically with bitumen)

Proverbs 16:14 (current)The wrath of a king is as messengers of death man but a wise will pacify