The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 16:14 · retained source text
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
KJV dictionary & concordance
messengers
Meaning of “messengers”
Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
79 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 32:3
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Every verse containing “messengers”
Complete reference index — all 74 verses
Genesis 32:3Genesis 32:6Numbers 20:14Numbers 21:21Numbers 22:5Numbers 24:12Deuteronomy 2:26Joshua 6:17Joshua 6:25Joshua 7:22Judges 6:35Judges 7:24Judges 9:31Judges 11:12Judges 11:13Judges 11:14Judges 11:17Judges 11:191 Samuel 6:211 Samuel 11:31 Samuel 11:41 Samuel 11:71 Samuel 11:91 Samuel 16:191 Samuel 19:111 Samuel 19:141 Samuel 19:151 Samuel 19:161 Samuel 19:201 Samuel 19:211 Samuel 25:141 Samuel 25:422 Samuel 2:52 Samuel 3:122 Samuel 3:142 Samuel 3:262 Samuel 5:112 Samuel 11:42 Samuel 12:271 Kings 20:21 Kings 20:51 Kings 20:92 Kings 1:22 Kings 1:32 Kings 1:52 Kings 1:162 Kings 7:152 Kings 14:82 Kings 16:72 Kings 17:42 Kings 19:92 Kings 19:142 Kings 19:231 Chronicles 14:11 Chronicles 19:21 Chronicles 19:162 Chronicles 36:152 Chronicles 36:16Nehemiah 6:3Proverbs 16:14Isaiah 14:32Isaiah 18:2Isaiah 37:9Isaiah 37:14Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 57:9Jeremiah 27:3Ezekiel 23:16Ezekiel 30:9Nahum 2:13Luke 7:24Luke 9:522 Corinthians 8:23James 2:25
Where “messengers” appears
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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges9 occurrences
8 verses1 Samuel17 occurrences
14 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse
2 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges9 occurrences
8 verses1 Samuel17 occurrences
14 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
7 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
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