Proverbs 19:12

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
  • Ps 133:3 : 3 like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forevermore. A Song of Ascents.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
  • Eccl 8:4 : 4 for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
  • Dan 2:12-13 : 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  • Dan 3:19-23 : 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: [therefore] he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 He commanded certain mighty men who were 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 pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23 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 greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he killed, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 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 had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that don't wait for man, nor wait for the sons of men.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, "Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?" As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

    14 The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

    15 In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

  • Prov 19:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

    11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

  • Prov 20:2
    75%

    2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

  • Prov 14:35
    75%

    35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 28:15
    71%

    15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

  • Prov 14:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

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

    29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

  • Prov 15:18
    70%

    18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

  • Ps 30:5
    69%

    5 For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

  • Prov 15:1
    69%

    1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  • Ps 17:12
    69%

    12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Prov 24:18
    69%

    18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 19:19
    69%

    19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

  • Prov 28:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

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

    2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

  • Prov 12:2
    68%

    2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

  • Ps 72:6
    68%

    6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

  • Prov 27:4
    68%

    4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

  • Job 36:18
    68%

    18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

  • Prov 12:16
    68%

    16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Ps 76:10
    67%

    10 Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.

  • Prov 16:32
    67%

    32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

  • Prov 20:28
    67%

    28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

  • Prov 14:17
    67%

    17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Prov 25:15
    67%

    15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

  • Prov 22:11
    67%

    11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend.

  • 2 Sam 23:4
    67%

    4 shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'

  • Deut 32:2
    67%

    2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall condense as the dew, as the small rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.

  • Prov 29:26
    67%

    26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from Yahweh.

  • Prov 16:10
    67%

    10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

  • Ps 58:9
    67%

    9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

  • Eccl 10:4
    67%

    4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

  • Prov 21:1
    67%

    1 The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

  • Jer 23:19
    67%

    19 Behold, the storm of Yahweh, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yes, a whirling storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.

  • Ps 90:11
    67%

    11 Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

  • Isa 9:18
    67%

    18 For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

  • Job 4:10
    67%

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

  • Prov 30:30
    66%

    30 The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn't turn away for any;

  • Prov 6:34
    66%

    34 For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Job 40:11
    66%

    11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

  • Dan 4:15
    66%

    15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:

  • Jer 25:38
    66%

    38 He has left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword], and because of his fierce anger.

  • Ps 2:5
    66%

    5 Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:

  • Job 41:21
    66%

    21 His breath kindles coals. A flame goes forth from his mouth.

  • Prov 11:23
    66%

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