Proverbs 16:14

New International Version

¹⁴A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(A)
but the wise will appease it.^(B)

Proverbs 16:14

King James Version

¹⁴The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁴As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will ^(A)appease it.

¹⁵Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,^(A)
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.^(B)

¹⁵By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

¹⁵^(A)By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

New International Version (NIV)