Proverbs 19:12

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.

Proverbs 20:2

The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

Psalm 133:3

It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.

Micah 5:7

Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men.

Daniel 6:24

And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.

Daniel 5:19

And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

Where the word of a king is, there is power; And who may say to him, “What are you doing?”

Psalm 72:6

He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.

Esther 7:8

When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?” As the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’

Genesis 27:28

Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.

Isaiah 18:4

For so the Lord said to me, “I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Esther 1:12

But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him.