In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
WEB
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
YLT
In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.
DBT
In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.