Proverbs 14:35

³⁵ A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

Semantically similar passages

Proverbs 16:13–15

¹³ Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved. ¹⁴ The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. ¹⁵ When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Proverbs 17:1–3

¹ Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife. ² A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers. ³ A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Proverbs 19:11–13

¹¹ A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. ¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. ¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 29:11–13

¹¹ A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back. ¹² If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked. ¹³ The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Proverbs 29:3–5

³ A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. ⁴ By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it. ⁵ A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.