Proverbs 19:12
What does Proverbs 19:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 19:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The wrath of a king <FI>is<Fi> a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 72:6
He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
- Daniel 2:12
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Proverbs 28:15
Asa roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So isa wicked ruler over a poor people.
- Daniel 3:19
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4
For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
- Daniel 6:24
And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
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