An angry king can order your death. But a wise person will try to calm him down.

王的震怒如杀人的使者；但智慧人能止息王怒。

王的震怒是死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。

王的震怒是死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。

王的烈怒如死亡使者，然而智者能平息王怒。

君王的烈怒好像死亡的使者，唯有智慧人能平息君王的怒气。

王的怒火是死亡的使者，而智慧人能平息怒气。

王的震怒如殺人的使者；但智慧人能止息王怒。

王的震怒是死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。

王的震怒是死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。

王的烈怒如死亡使者，然而智者能平息王怒。

君王的烈怒好像死亡的使者，唯有智慧人能平息君王的怒氣。

王的烈怒乃死亡之使者；但智慧人能平息王怒。

王的怒火是死亡的使者，而智慧人能平息怒氣。

王怒如致死之使、惟智者必息之、

王一怒必加殺戮、故智者宜求息怒焉。

王怒如奉遣殺人之使、惟智者能使之息、

A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.

The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.

A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.

As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, But a wise man will appease it.

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise man appeases it.

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

A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.

A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.

He said,“ I’ll cut the head of Shaphat’s son Elisha off his shoulders today. If I don’t, may God punish me greatly!”Elisha was sitting in his house. The elders were sitting there with him. The king went to see Elisha. He sent a messenger on ahead of him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha spoke to the elders. He said,“ That murderer is sending someone here to cut off my head. Can’t you see that? When the messenger comes, close the door. Hold it shut against him. Can’t you hear his master’s footsteps right behind him?”Elisha was still talking to the elders when the messenger came down to him. The king also arrived. He said,“ The Lord has sent this horrible trouble on us. Why should I wait any longer for him to help us?”

Nebuchadnezzar was very angry. He sent for Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So they were brought to him.The king said to them,“ Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is what I heard about you true? Don’t you serve my gods? Don’t you worship the gold statue I set up?You will hear the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, pipes and other musical instruments. When you do, fall down and worship the statue I made. If you will, that’s very good. But if you won’t, you will be thrown at once into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to save you from my power?”Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him. They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to talk about this anymore.We might be thrown into the blazing furnace. But the God we serve is able to bring us out of it alive. He will save us from your power.But we want you to know this, Your Majesty. Even if we knew that our God wouldn’t save us, we still wouldn’t serve your gods. We wouldn’t worship the gold statue you set up.”Then Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The look on his face changed. And he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.He also gave some of the strongest soldiers in his army a command. He ordered them to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Then he told his men to throw them into the blazing furnace.So they were tied up. Then they were thrown into the furnace. They were wearing their robes, pants, turbans and other clothes.The king’s command was carried out quickly. The furnace was so hot that its flames killed the soldiers who threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into it.So the three men were firmly tied up. And they fell into the blazing furnace.Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet. He was so amazed he asked his advisers,“ Didn’t we tie up three men? Didn’t we throw three men into the fire?” They replied,“ Yes, we did, Your Majesty.”The king said,“ Look! I see four men walking around in the fire. They aren’t tied up. And the fire hasn’t even harmed them. The fourth man looks like a son of the gods.”

He sent a man right away to bring John’s head. The man went to the prison and cut off John’s head.

So we are Christ’s official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God!

He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they got together and asked for a meeting with him. This was because they depended on the king’s country to supply them with food. They gained the support of Blastus and then asked for peace. Blastus was a trusted personal servant of the king.

Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job in the palace. Being calm can overcome what you have done against him.

“ My friends, listen to me. Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t do any more than that.I will show you whom you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the authority to throw you into hell after you have been killed. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him.

An evil person tries to keep others from obeying God. The messenger of death will be sent against them.