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but his favour <i>is</i> as dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The king’s wrath <i>is</i> like the roaring of a lion, But his favor <i>is</i> like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The king&#8217s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The king’s wrath <i>terrifies</i> like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king&#8217s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The king's anger is like the roaring of a lion, but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A king?s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, "" And his goodwill as dew on the herb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The king's wrath growling as the young lion, and his acceptance as dew upon the grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Like the roaring of a lion, so also is the wrath of a king. And his cheerfulness is like the dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion; but his favor is like dew upon grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The wrath of the King roars like a lion, and his pleasure is like the dew upon the grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favour is as dew upon the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3784" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">A king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2197.htm" title="2197: za·‘ap̄ (N-msc) -- A storming, raging, rage. From za'aph; anger.">rage</a> <a href="/hebrew/5099.htm" title="5099: na·ham (N-ms) -- Growling (of a lion). From naham; a snarl.">is like the roar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kak·kə·p̄îr (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">of a lion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: rə·ṣō·w·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">but his favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: ū·ḵə·ṭal (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">is like dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6212.htm" title="6212: ‘ê·śeḇ (N-ms) -- Herb, herbage. From an unused root meaning to glisten; grass.">the grass.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-14.htm">Proverbs 16:14-15</a></span><br />The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. / When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Proverbs 20:2</a></span><br />The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:4</a></span><br />For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13-15</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, / and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up? / Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Esther 7:7-8</a></span><br />In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him. / Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-30.htm">1 Samuel 20:30-33</a></span><br />Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? / For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!” / “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-32.htm">2 Samuel 14:32-33</a></span><br />“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.” / So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-14.htm">Genesis 41:14-16</a></span><br />So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh. / Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” / “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Nehemiah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, / so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Esther 1:12</a></span><br />Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Matthew 18:23-35</a></span><br />Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. / As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-4.htm">Luke 12:4-5</a></span><br />I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. / But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-10.htm">John 19:10-11</a></span><br />So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?” / Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-3.htm">Romans 13:3-4</a></span><br />For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. / For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew on the grass.</p><p class="hdg">king's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-14.htm">Proverbs 16:14,15</a></b></br> The wrath of a king <i>is as</i> messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Proverbs 20:2</a></b></br> The fear of a king <i>is</i> as the roaring of a lion: <i>whoso</i> provoketh him to anger sinneth <i>against</i> his own soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Proverbs 28:15</a></b></br> <i>As</i> a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; <i>so is</i> a wicked ruler over the poor people.</p><p class="hdg">his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a></b></br> And <i>he shall be</i> as the light of the morning, <i>when</i> the sun riseth, <i>even</i> a morning without clouds; <i>as</i> the tender grass <i>springing</i> out of the earth by clear shining after rain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6</a></b></br> He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers <i>that</i> water the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5</a></b></br> I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Approval</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-6.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-6.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Good-Will</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Growling</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-15.htm">King's</a> <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-11.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Approval</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Displeasure</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-7.htm">Good-Will</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-25.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Growling</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">King's</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-9.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-19.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the king held absolute authority, and his anger could have severe consequences. The imagery of a lion's roar conveys power, fear, and impending danger. Lions were known as apex predators in the region, symbolizing strength and dominance. This phrase emphasizes the potential threat and destruction that can come from a ruler's wrath. Biblically, the lion is often used to depict strength and authority, as seen in <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>, where the lion's roar signifies God's judgment. The king's anger can be seen as a type of divine judgment, reflecting the ultimate authority of God, the King of Kings.<p><b>but his favor is like dew on the grass</b><br>Dew in the biblical context symbolizes blessing, refreshment, and life-giving sustenance. In the arid climate of the Middle East, dew was crucial for agriculture, providing moisture necessary for crops to thrive. The king's favor, therefore, is portrayed as life-giving and beneficial, bringing prosperity and peace. This imagery is consistent with other scriptural references, such as <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5</a>, where God promises to be like dew to Israel, signifying His blessing and care. The favor of a king, much like God's grace, can bring about renewal and flourishing. This phrase also points to the benevolent rule of Christ, the ultimate King, whose favor brings spiritual refreshment and growth to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king.htm">King</a></b><br>Represents authority and power. In ancient Israel, the king was seen as God's appointed ruler, responsible for justice and governance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion.htm">Lion</a></b><br>Symbolizes strength and fear. The lion's roar is a metaphor for the king's anger, which can be terrifying and destructive.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dew.htm">Dew</a></b><br>Represents blessing and refreshment. Dew is a gentle, life-giving force that nourishes the earth, symbolizing the king's favor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_authority.htm">Understanding Authority</a></b><br>Recognize the power and responsibility that come with positions of authority. Just as a king's anger can be destructive, so can the misuse of power in any leadership role.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_favor.htm">The Impact of Favor</a></b><br>Just as dew refreshes and nourishes, a leader's favor can bring life and encouragement. Seek to be a source of blessing and support to those around you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/managing_anger.htm">Managing Anger</a></b><br>Reflect on the destructive nature of uncontrolled anger. As believers, we are called to be slow to anger and rich in love, following the example of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_favor.htm">Seeking God's Favor</a></b><br>Just as the king's favor is life-giving, so is God's favor upon us. Pursue a relationship with God, seeking His guidance and blessing in all areas of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_justice_and_mercy.htm">Balancing Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>A wise leader knows when to exercise justice and when to extend mercy. Strive to balance these attributes in your interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_good_works,_salvation.htm">What does the Bible say about good works and salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_support_humility_over_wealth_in_israel.htm">Proverbs 12:9 implies it's better to be humble with modest means than to pretend wealth, yet do historical or archaeological records support such an ethos in ancient Israelite society?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_upright_people_suffer_injustice.htm">How does Proverbs 12:2 align with the reality that many upright people throughout history have suffered injustice rather than finding divine favor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_marriage_imply_singles_lack_blessing.htm">Proverbs 18:22: Does finding 'favor from the Lord' by marrying imply that the single or the divorced lack divine blessing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion,</span> which inspires terror, as preluding danger and death. The same idea occurs in <a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Proverbs 20:2</a> (comp. <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4, 8</a>). The Assyrian monuments have made us familiar with the lion as a type of royalty; and the famous throne of Solomon was ornamented with figures of lions on each of its six steps (<a href="/1_kings/10-19.htm">1 Kings 10:19</a>, etc.). Thus St. Paul. alluding to the Roman emperor, says (<a href="/2_timothy/4-17.htm">2 Timothy 4:17</a>), "I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion." "The lion is dead," announced Marsyas to Agrippa, on the decease of Tiberius (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 18:06, 10). The mondist here gives a monition to kings to repress their wrath and not to let it rage uncontrolled, and a warning to subjects not to offend their ruler, lest he tear them to pieces like a savage beast, which an Eastern despot had full power to do. <span class="cmt_word">But his favour is as dew upon the grass</span>. In <a href="/proverbs/16-15.htm">Proverbs 16:15</a> the king's favour was compared to a cloud of the latter rain; here it is likened to the dew (comp. <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6</a>). We hardly understand in England the real bearing of this comparison. "The secret of the luxuriant fertility of many parts of Palestine," says Dr. Geikie ('Holy Land and Bible,' 1:72, etc.), "lies in the rich supply of moisture afforded by the seawinds which blow inland each night, and water the face of the whole land. There is no dew, properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dewdrops by the coolness of the night, as in a climate like ours. From May till October rain is unknown, the sun shining with unclouded brightness day after day. The heat becomes intense, the ground hard; and vegetation would perish but for the moist west winds that come each night from the sea. The bright skies cause the heat of the day to radiate very quickly into space, so that the nights are as cold as the day is the reverse.... To this coldness of the night air the indispensable watering of all plant life is due. The winds, loaded with moisture, are robbed of it as they pass over the land, the cold air condensing it into drops of water, which fall in a gracious rain of mist on every thirsty blade. In the morning the fog thus created rests like a sea over the plains, and far up the sides of the hills, which raise their heads above it like so many islands The amount of moisture thus poured on the thirsty vegetation during the night is very great. Dew seemed to the Israelites a mysterious gift of Heaven, as indeed it is. That the skies should be stayed from yielding it was a special sign of Divine wrath, and there could be no more gracious conception of a loving farewell address to his people than where Moses tells them that his speech should distil as the dew. The favour of an Oriental monarch could not be more boneficially conceived than by saying that, while his wrath is like the roaring of a lion, his favour is as the dew upon the grass." <span class="hebrew">רצון</span> (ration), "favour," is translated by the Septuagint, <span class="greek">τὸ ἱλαρόν</span>, and by the Vulgate, <span class="accented">hilaritas</span>, "cheerfulness" (as in <a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Proverbs 18:22</a>), which gives the notion of a smiling, serene, benevolent countenance as contrasted with the angry, lowering look of displeased monarch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A king’s</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rage</span><br /><span class="heb">זַ֣עַף</span> <span class="translit">(za·‘ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2197.htm">Strong's 2197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A storming, raging, rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like the roar</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֣הַם</span> <span class="translit">(na·ham)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5099.htm">Strong's 5099: </a> </span><span class="str2">Growling (of a lion)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a lion,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֭כְּפִיר</span> <span class="translit">(kak·kə·p̄îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but his favor</span><br /><span class="heb">רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ṣō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like dew</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְטַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ṭal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Night mist, dew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the grass.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֣שֶׂב</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6212.htm">Strong's 6212: </a> </span><span class="str2">Herb, herbage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:12 The king's wrath is like the roaring (Prov. 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