Proverbs 19:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.

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  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and strike his roots as Lebanon.
  • Ps 133:3 : 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descends upon the mountains of Zion, for there the LORD commanded the blessing, life forevermore.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.
  • Eccl 8:4 : 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'
  • Dan 2:12-13 : 12 For this reason, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went out that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  • Dan 3:19-23 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed towards Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; he spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because the king's command was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 And because of the majesty that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass that do not wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 And I say to you my friends, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, like the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the wine banquet; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, Will he also assault the queen before me in the house? As the words came out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

    15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

  • Prov 19:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

    11The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

  • Prov 20:2
    75%

    2The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.

  • Prov 14:35
    75%

    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 28:15
    71%

    15As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

  • Prov 14:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28In the multitude of people is the king's honor, but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince.

    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 15:18
    70%

    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Ps 30:5
    69%

    5For his anger lasts only a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

  • Prov 15:1
    69%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Ps 17:12
    69%

    12Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Prov 24:18
    69%

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 19:19
    69%

    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Prov 28:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

    2For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged.

  • Prov 12:2
    68%

    2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of wicked plans will He condemn.

  • Ps 72:6
    68%

    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.

  • Prov 27:4
    68%

    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?

  • Job 36:18
    68%

    18Because there is wrath, beware lest he takes you away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

  • Prov 12:16
    68%

    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Ps 76:10
    67%

    10Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You will restrain.

  • Prov 16:32
    67%

    32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

  • Prov 20:28
    67%

    28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

  • Prov 14:17
    67%

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 25:15
    67%

    15By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

  • Prov 22:11
    67%

    11He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  • 2 Sam 23:4
    67%

    4And he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, like the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  • Deut 32:2
    67%

    2My teaching shall drop as the rain, my words shall distill as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

  • Prov 29:26
    67%

    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

  • Prov 16:10
    67%

    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Ps 58:9
    67%

    9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

  • Eccl 10:4
    67%

    4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.

  • Prov 21:1
    67%

    1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.

  • Jer 23:19
    67%

    19Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury, a grievous whirlwind; it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

  • Ps 90:11
    67%

    11Who knows the power of your anger? even according to your fear, so is your wrath.

  • Isa 9:18
    67%

    18For wickedness burns like the fire; it will devour the briers and thorns and will kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they will mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

  • Job 4:10
    67%

    10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

  • Prov 30:30
    66%

    30A lion, which is mighty among beasts, and does not turn away from anything;

  • Prov 6:34
    66%

    34For jealousy is a husband's fury: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Job 40:11
    66%

    11Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him.

  • Dan 4:15
    66%

    15Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

  • Jer 25:38
    66%

    38He has forsaken His shelter, like a lion; for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of His fierce anger.

  • Ps 2:5
    66%

    5Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and distress them in his deep displeasure.

  • Job 41:21
    66%

    21His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

  • Prov 11:23
    66%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.