Verse 12

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it. 15 In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
  • Ps 133:3 : 3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion, for there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forevermore.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
  • Eccl 8:4 : 4 Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'
  • Dan 2:12-13 : 12 Because of this, the king became angry and extremely furious, and he commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. 13 The decree was issued, and the wise men were being put to death. They also sought Daniel and his companions to execute them.
  • Dan 3:19-23 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. 20 And he commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace. 21 So the men were bound in their robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the midst of the blazing fiery furnace. 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames killed the soldiers who carried Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. 23 And these three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—fell, bound, into the middle of the blazing fiery furnace.
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted.
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. Before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body but can do nothing more afterward. 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 He is like the light of morning at sunrise, a morning without clouds, like brightness after rain that brings grass to sprout from the earth.
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the house of the wine banquet, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, "Will he even assault the queen in my own house?" As the words left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers that water the earth.