Proverbs 19:12
Strong's Lexicon
A king’s
מֶ֑לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

rage
זַ֣עַף (za·‘ap̄)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2197: 1) rage, raging, storming, indignation

is like the roar
נַ֣הַם (na·ham)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5099: 1) growling, roaring 1a) of lion 1b) of king's wrath (fig.)

of a lion,
כַּ֭כְּפִיר (kak·kə·p̄îr)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3715: 1) young lion 2) village

but his favor
רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ (rə·ṣō·w·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7522: 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will 1a) goodwill, favour 1b) acceptance 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will

is like dew
וּכְטַ֖ל (ū·ḵə·ṭal)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2919: 1) dew, night mist

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the grass.
עֵ֣שֶׂב (‘ê·śeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6212: 1) herb, herbage, grass, green plants

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

New American Standard Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

King James Bible
The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

New Living Translation
The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

English Standard Version
A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

New American Standard Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

King James Bible
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A king's rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

International Standard Version
The king's anger is like the roaring of a lion, but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.

NET Bible
A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

American Standard Version
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

English Revised Version
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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.
















Cross References
Genesis 27:28
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Deuteronomy 33:28
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Psalm 133:3
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Isaiah 18:4
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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