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Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:35 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The king’s
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
favor
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
is toward a wise
sakal (Hebrew #7919)
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(- ly), guide wittingly.
Pronounce: saw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
a: but his wrath
`ebrah (Hebrew #5678)
an outburst of passion
KJV usage: anger, rage, wrath.
Pronounce: eb-raw'
Origin: feminine of 5676
is against him that causeth shame
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
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Matt. 24:45• 45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? (Matt. 24:45)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 19:12‑13• 12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Prov. 19:12‑13)
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Prov. 20:8,26• 8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
 26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. (Prov. 20:8,26)
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Prov. 22:11• 11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. (Prov. 22:11)
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Prov. 25:5• 5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. (Prov. 25:5)
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Prov. 29:12• 12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. (Prov. 29:12)
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Psa. 101:4‑8• 4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
 5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
 7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
 8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord. (Psa. 101:4‑8)
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Matt. 24:45‑51• 45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
 49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
 51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 24:45‑51)
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Luke 12:42‑48• 42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
 43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
 44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
 45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
 46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
 47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
 48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (Luke 12:42‑48)
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Prov. 10:5• 5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. (Prov. 10:5)
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Prov. 17:2• 2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. (Prov. 17:2)
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Prov. 19:26• 26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. (Prov. 19:26)
• May those who seek to serve a greater King be characterized by that wisdom which shall make them of real value in the work He has committed to them. See Darius and Daniel, in contrast with Ahasuerus and Haman (Dan. 6:3; Esth. 7:7-9). (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The king’s favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.