Proverbs
Proverbs 16:14–15
14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
but a wise man will pacify it.
15When a king’s face brightens, there is life;
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Word by word
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Proverbs 16:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The wrath | חֲמַת־ | ḥă·maṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| of a king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| is a messenger | מַלְאֲכֵי־ | mal·’ă·ḵê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4397 messenger |
| of death | מָ֑וֶת | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| but a wise | חָכָ֣ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| man | וְאִ֖ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| will pacify it | יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ | yə·ḵap·pə·ren·nāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
Proverbs 16:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When a king’s | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| face | פְּנֵי־ | pə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| brightens | בְּאוֹר־ | bə·’ō·wr- | Preposition; Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| there is life | חַיִּ֑ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| his favor | וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ | ū·rə·ṣō·w·nōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| is like a rain cloud | כְּעָ֣ב | kə·‘āḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| in spring | מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ | mal·qō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H4456 latter-rain, spring-rain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:14 Proverbs 20:2 · Proverbs 19:12 · Ecclesiastes 10:4
Proverbs 16:15 Psalm 72:6 · Job 29:23–24 · Acts 2:28 · Hosea 6:3 · Proverbs 19:12 · Psalm 21:6 · Psalm 4:6 · Psalm 30:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.