New English Translation
Proverbs 19:12
12A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like 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 appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes! 11A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping. 14A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:12 word by word
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 19:12
- Proverbs 16:14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
- Proverbs 20:2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.
- Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
- Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!” As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Daniel 2:12Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.
- Daniel 5:19Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.
- Daniel 6:24The king gave another order, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives. They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Luke 12:4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.
- 2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
- Psalms 72:6He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar 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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