Proverbs 19:12

New Century Version

An angry king is like a roaring lion, but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.

Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give you plenty of rain and good soil so that you will have plenty of grain and new wine.

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 the grass sprout from the ground.’

Esther 1:12

The eunuchs told Queen Vashti about the king’s command, but she refused to come. Then the king became very angry; his anger was like a burning fire.

Esther 7:8

When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king said, “Will he even attack the queen while I am in the house?” As soon as the king said that, servants came in and covered Haman’s face.

Psalm 133:3

It is like the dew of Mount Hermon falling on the hills of Jerusalem. There the Lord gives his blessing of life forever.

Psalm 72:6

Let him be like rain on the grass, like showers that water the earth.

Proverbs 20:2

An angry king is like a roaring lion. Making him angry may cost you your life.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

What the king says is law; no one tells him what to do.

Isaiah 18:4

The Lord said to me, “I will quietly watch from where I live, like heat in the sunshine, like the dew in the heat of harvest time.”

Daniel 5:19

Because God made him important, all the people, nations, and those who spoke every language were very frightened of Nebuchadnezzar. If he wanted someone to die, he killed that person. If he wanted someone to live, he let that person live. Those he wanted to promote, he promoted. Those he wanted to be less important, he made less important.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king commanded that the men who had accused Daniel be brought to the lions’ den. They, their wives, and their children were thrown into the den. The lions grabbed them before they hit the floor of the den and crushed their bones.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel, and they will blossom like a lily. Like the cedar trees in Lebanon, their roots will be firm.

Micah 5:7

Then the people of Jacob who are left alive will be to other people like dew from the Lord or rain on the grass— it does not wait for human beings; it does not pause for any person.

Deuteronomy 33:28

The people of Israel will lie down in safety. Jacob’s spring is theirs alone. Theirs is a land full of grain and new wine, where the skies drop their dew.