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Proverbs 19:12
12The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- New International Version (NIV)A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Context of Proverbs 19:12
10Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes. 11Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger, And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment]. The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass. 13A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water]. 14House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:12 word by word
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:12
- Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is like a messenger of death, But a wise man will appease it.
- Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
- Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
- Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace?” As the king spoke those words, the servants covered Haman’s face [in preparation for execution].
- Ecclesiastes 8:4For the word of a king is authoritative and powerful, And who will say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Daniel 2:12Because of this the king was indignant and extremely furious and gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and his facial expression changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then he gave a command that the furnace was to be heated seven times hotter than usual.
- Daniel 5:19and because of the greatness that He gave him, all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language trembled and feared him. Whomever he wished he killed, and whomever he wished he kept alive; whomever he wished he promoted and whomever he wished he humbled.
- Daniel 6:24The king then gave a command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions, they, their children and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Luke 12:4“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.
- 2 Samuel 23:4Is like the morning light when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the fresh grass springs out of the earth Through sunshine after rain.’
- Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain on the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
- Hosea 14:5I shall be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion - There is nothing more dreadful than the roaring of this tyrant of the forest. At the sound of it all other animals tremble, flee away, and hide themselves. The king who is above law, and rules without law, and whose will is his own law, is like the lion. This is strongly descriptive of the character of Asiatic sovereigns.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 Christ is a King, whose wrath against his enemies will be as the roaring of a lion, and his favour to his people as the refreshing dew.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12A lion's roar warns of danger and possible violence (compare Proverbs 20:2). Dew on the grass is calming and helps plants grow (see Proverbs 16:14–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Compare Pr 16:14, 15; 20:2). A motive to submission to lawful authority.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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