Proverbs 19:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew on the grass.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew on the grass.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
Webster's Revision
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
World English Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Clarke's Proverbs 19:12 Bible Commentary
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion - There is nothing more dreadful than the roaring of this tyrant of the forest. At the sound of it all other animals tremble, flee away, and hide themselves. The king who is above law, and rules without law, and whose will is his own law, is like the lion. This is strongly descriptive of the character of Asiatic sovereigns.