Proverbs 19:12

New International Reader's Version

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give you dew from heaven. May he give you the richness of the earth. May he give you plenty of grain and fresh wine.

2 Samuel 23:4

Then he will be like the light of morning at sunrise when there aren’t any clouds. He will be like the bright sun after rain that makes grass grow on the earth.’

Esther 1:12

The attendants told Queen Vashti what the king had ordered her to do. But she refused to come. So the king became very angry.

Esther 7:8

The king returned from the palace garden to the dinner hall. Just then he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king shouted, “Will he even treat the queen like this? Will he harm her while she’s right here with me in the palace?” As soon as the king finished speaking, his men covered Haman’s face.

Psalm 133:3

It’s as if the dew of Mount Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. There the Lord gives his blessing. He gives life that never ends.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain falling on the fields. May he be like showers watering the earth.

Proverbs 20:2

A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.

Proverbs 28:15

An evil person who rules over helpless people is like a roaring lion or an angry bear.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

The king has the final word. So who can ask him, “What are you doing?”

Isaiah 18:4

The Lord says to me, “I will look down from heaven, where I live. I will be as quiet as summer heat in the sunshine. I will be as quiet as a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Daniel 5:19

God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king gave another order. The men who had said bad things about Daniel were brought in. They were thrown into the lions’ den. So were their wives and children. Before they hit the bottom of the den, the lions attacked them. And the lions crushed all their bones.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel. They will bloom like a lily. They will send their roots down deep like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

Micah 5:7

Jacob’s people who are still left alive will be scattered among many nations. They will be like dew the Lord has sent. Dew doesn’t depend on any human being. They will be like rain that falls on the grass. Rain doesn’t wait for someone to give it orders.

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety. Jacob will live secure in a land that has grain and fresh wine. There the heavens drop their dew.