Proverbs 19:12

New International Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 27:28

May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

2 Samuel 23:4

he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.’

Esther 1:12

But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.

Esther 7:8

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?” As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Psalm 133:3

It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

Proverbs 20:2

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Isaiah 18:4

This is what the Lord says to me: “I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Daniel 5:19

Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.

Daniel 6:24

At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;

Micah 5:7

The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.