The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
The 1611 reading
The Kings fauour is toward a wise seruant: but his wrath, is against him that causeth shame.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 39:19
Complete exact-word concordance
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
The Kings fauour is toward a wise seruant: but his wrath, is against him that causeth shame.
A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
¶ A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.
1611 marginal noteChap. 25.14.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is as dewe vpon the grasse.
1611 marginal noteChap.16.15. and 20.2. & 28.15.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliuer him, yet thou must doe it againe.
1611 marginal noteHeb. add.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a reward in the bosome, strong wrath.
1611 marginal noteCha.17.8. and 18.16.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Proud and haughtie scorner, is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the wrath of pride.
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and hee turne away his wrath from him.
1611 marginal noteHeb. it be euill in his eyes.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
1611 marginal noteHeb. heauinesse.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruell, and anger is outragious: but who is able to stand before enuie?
1611 marginal noteHeb. wrath is crueltie, and anger an ouerflowing.
1611 marginal noteOr, ielousie.
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