Proverbs 16:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּאוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ כְּעָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃

Transliteration

In-ʾôr-pᵉnê-melek ḥayyîm and-rᵉṣônô like-ʿāḇ malqôš

Grammar Details

• *bᵉ*: preposition - in
• *ʾôr*: noun, masculine, singular construct - light of
• *pᵉnê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - face of
• *melek*: noun, masculine, singular - king
• *ḥayyîm*: noun, masculine, plural - life
• *wᵉ*: conjunction - and
• *rᵉṣônô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his favor
• *kᵉ*: preposition - like/as
• *ʿāḇ*: noun, masculine, singular - cloud
• *malqôš*: noun, masculine, singular - latter rain/spring rain

Word Meanings

• *ʾôr-pᵉnê-melek*: light of king's face/king's smile/royal favor
• *ʿāḇ malqôš*: cloud of spring rain/rain cloud in spring

Referenced Verses

• Job 29:23-24 : 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain. 24 I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
• Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.
• Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
• Zech 10:1 : 1 Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
• Acts 2:28 : 28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
• Ps 4:6 : 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
• Ps 21:6 : 6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
• Ps 30:5 : 5 For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy [cometh] in the morning.