Proverbs 19:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The wrath of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 The fury of a king `is' messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it. 15 In the light of a king's face `is' life, And his good-will `is' as a cloud of the latter rain.
  • Hos 14:5 : 5 I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
  • Ps 133:3 : 3 As dew of Hermon -- That cometh down on hills of Zion, For there Jehovah commanded the blessing -- Life unto the age!
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
  • Prov 28:15 : 15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, `Is' the wicked ruler over a poor people.
  • Eccl 8:4 : 4 Where the word of a king `is' power `is', and who saith to him, `What dost thou?'
  • Dan 2:12-13 : 12 Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon; 13 And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  • Dan 3:19-23 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated; 20 and to certain mighty men who `are' in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego -- killed them hath the spark of the fire. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace -- bound.
  • Dan 5:19 : 19 and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 And the king hath said, and they have brought those men who had accused Daniel, and to the den of lions they have cast them, they, their sons, and their wives; and they have not come to the lower part of the den till that the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah -- as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 `And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do; 5 but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 And the king hath turned back out of the garden of the house unto the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman is falling on the couch on which Esther `is', and the king saith, `Also to subdue the queen with me in the house?' the word hath gone out from the mouth of the king, and the face of Haman they have covered.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:13-15
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    79%

    13The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

    14The fury of a king `is' messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

    15In the light of a king's face `is' life, And his good-will `is' as a cloud of the latter rain.

  • Prov 19:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

    11The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory `is' to pass over transgression.

  • Prov 20:2
    75%

    2The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

  • Prov 14:35
    75%

    35The favour of a king `is' to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.

  • Prov 28:15
    71%

    15A growling lion, and a ranging bear, `Is' the wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Prov 14:28-29
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    71%

    28In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

    29Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

  • Prov 15:18
    70%

    18A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

  • Ps 30:5
    69%

    5For -- a moment `is' in His anger, Life `is' in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

  • Prov 15:1
    69%

    1A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

  • Ps 17:12
    69%

    12His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

  • Prov 24:18
    69%

    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

  • Prov 19:19
    69%

    19A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

  • Prov 28:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

    2By the transgression of a land many `are' its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.

  • Prov 12:2
    68%

    2The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

  • Ps 72:6
    68%

    6He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

  • Prov 27:4
    68%

    4Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

  • Job 36:18
    68%

    18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

  • Prov 12:16
    68%

    16The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

  • Ps 76:10
    67%

    10For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.

  • Prov 16:32
    67%

    32Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

  • Prov 20:28
    67%

    28Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

  • Prov 14:17
    67%

    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 25:15
    67%

    15By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

  • Prov 22:11
    67%

    11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace `are' his lips, a king `is' his friend.

  • 2 Sam 23:4
    67%

    4And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

  • Deut 32:2
    67%

    2Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

  • Prov 29:26
    67%

    26Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah `is' the judgment of each.

  • Prov 16:10
    67%

    10An oath `is' on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

  • Ps 58:9
    67%

    9Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.

  • Eccl 10:4
    67%

    4If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

  • Prov 21:1
    67%

    1Rivulets of waters `is' the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.

  • Jer 23:19
    67%

    19Lo, a whirlwind of Jehovah -- Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.

  • Ps 90:11
    67%

    11Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear -- Thy wrath?

  • Isa 9:18
    67%

    18For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

  • Job 4:10
    67%

    10The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.

  • Prov 30:30
    66%

    30An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

  • Prov 6:34
    66%

    34For jealousy `is' the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

  • Job 40:11
    66%

    11Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

  • Dan 4:15
    66%

    15but the stump of its roots leave in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and with the dew of the heavens is it wet, and with the beasts `is' his portion in the herb of the earth;

  • Jer 25:38
    66%

    38He hath forsaken, as a young lion, His covert, Surely their land hath become a desolation, Because of the oppressing fierceness, And because of the fierceness of His anger!

  • Ps 2:5
    66%

    5Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:

  • Job 41:21
    66%

    21His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.

  • Prov 11:23
    66%

    23The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.