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Proverbs 16:14 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni mjumbe wa mauti, bali mtu mwenye hekima ataituliza.

Proverbs 16:14 in English

Proverbs 16:14 · Berean Standard Bible

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

Context

12Wafalme huchukia sana kutenda maovu, kwa maana kiti cha ufalme hufanywa imara kwa njia ya haki. 13Wafalme hufurahia midomo ya uaminifu; humthamini mtu asemaye kweli. 14Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni mjumbe wa mauti, bali mtu mwenye hekima ataituliza. 15Uso wa mfalme ungʼaapo, inamaanisha uhai; upendeleo wake ni kama wingu la mvua wakati wa vuli. 16Ni bora kiasi gani kupata hekima kuliko dhahabu, kuchagua ufahamu kuliko fedha!

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