Pro 16:14-15, 20:2 | JFB | STEP | 14. This wrath, so terrible and certain, like messengers of death ( ), can be appeased by the wise.

Proverbs 16:14-15

14. This wrath, so terrible and certain, like messengers of death (1Ki 2:25), can be appeased by the wise.

15. light of . . . countenance—favor (Ps 4:6).

life—preserves it, or gives blessings which make it valuable.

the latter rain—fell just before harvest and matured the crop; hence specially valuable (De 11:14).

2. (Compare Pr 19:12). Men who resist authority injure themselves (Ro 13:2).