Proverbs 19:12

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give to you of the dew of the heavens And of the fertility of the earth abundance of grain and wine.

2 Samuel 23:4

Is like the light at sunrise on a cloudless morning, making the land’s vegetation glisten after rain.”

Psalm 133:3

Like dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion. There the Lord has decreed a blessing, life for evermore!

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; those who incur his anger forfeit their lives.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion or a ravenous bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

His word is sovereign, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Isaiah 18:4

For thus says the Lord to me: I will be quiet, looking on from where I dwell, Like the shimmering heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew at harvest time.

Daniel 5:19

Because he made him so great, the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Whomever he willed, he would kill or let live; whomever he willed, he would exalt or humble.

Daniel 6:24

This gave the king great joy. At his order Daniel was brought up from the den; he was found to be unharmed because he trusted in his God.

Hosea 14:5

I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep; When it passes through it tramples; it tears and no one can rescue.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel abides securely, Jacob dwells apart, In a land of grain and wine, where the heavens drip with dew.