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Proverbs 19:12

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 19:12 in other translations

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:12 in context

  1. 10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
    much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  2. 11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
    It is his glory to overlook an offense.
  3. 12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  4. 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
    A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
  5. 14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.