Proverbs 19:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.

Cross References

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel. Israel will blossom like the lily. He will grow like the cedar trees of Lebanon.

Proverbs 20:2

An angry king is like a roaring lion. If you make him angry, you could lose your life.

Proverbs 28:15

An evil ruler over those who are helpless is like an angry lion or a charging bear.

Psalm 133:3

It is like a gentle rain from Mount Hermon falling on Mount Zion. It is there that the Lord has promised his blessing of eternal life.

Micah 5:7

But those from Jacob who are still living and scattered among the nations will be like dew from the Lord that does not depend on anyone. They will be like rain on the grass that does not wait for anyone.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king gave a command to bring the men who had accused Daniel to the lions’ den. The men and their wives and children were thrown into the lions’ den. The lions grabbed them before they hit the floor. The lions ate their bodies and then chewed on their bones.

Daniel 5:19

People from many nations and language groups were very afraid of Nebuchadnezzar because God made him a very powerful king. Nebuchadnezzar killed whoever he wanted and let those who pleased him live. If he wanted to make people important, he made them important. If he wanted to bring them down, he brought them down.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

He has the authority to give commands, and no one can tell him what to do.

Psalm 72:6

Help the king be like rain falling on the fields, like showers falling on the land.

Esther 7:8

Just as the king was coming back in from the garden to the party room, he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king said with anger in his voice, “Will you attack the queen even while I am in the house?” As soon as the king had said this, servants came in and killed Haman.

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the morning light at dawn, like a morning without clouds. He is like sunshine after a rain that makes tender grass grow from the ground.’

Genesis 27:28

May God give you plenty of rain, good crops, and wine.

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety. Jacob’s well belongs to them. They will get a land of grain and wine. And that land will get plenty of rain.

Isaiah 18:4

The Lord said, “I will be in the place prepared for me. I will quietly watch these things happen: On a beautiful summer day, at noon, people will be resting. (It will be during the hot harvest time when there is no rain, but only early morning dew.)

Esther 1:12

But when the eunuchs told Queen Vashti about the king’s command, she refused to come. Then the king was very angry.