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Proverbs 16:15
15When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
Context of Proverbs 16:15
13Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right. 14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it. When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! 17The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:15 word by word
בְּאוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ כְּעָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:15
- Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Job 29:23They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.
- Psalms 4:6Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
- Psalms 21:6Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
- Acts 2:28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’
- Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
- Psalms 72:6May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
- Hosea 6:3Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
- Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone.
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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