Proverbs 19:12
World English Bible (WEB)
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
In context
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.
12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Proverbs 19:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- KJV King James Version
- The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.