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Proverbs 16:15
15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Proverbs 16:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
- New International Version (NIV)When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the light of the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
Context of Proverbs 16:15
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright. 14The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it. In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:15 word by word
בְּאוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ כְּעָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:15
- Proverbs 19:12The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- Job 29:23And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
- Psalms 4:6Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.
- Psalms 21:6For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.
- Acts 2:28Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
- Psalms 30:5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.
- Psalms 72:6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
- Hosea 6:3and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.
- Zechariah 10:1Ask of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain; Jehovah will make lightnings, and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The “latter rain” is that which falls in March or April just before the harvest. The “cloud” which brings it, immediately screening people from the scorching sun, and bringing plenty and blessing, is a fit type of the highest favor.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-15Verses 14-15 Those are fools, who, to obtain the favour of an earthly prince, throw themselves out of God's favour.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15The king is powerful. People should avoid making him angry and try to earn his favor.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. light of ... countenance--favor (Psa 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).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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