Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
BSB
ASV
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
KJV
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion,.... Which is very terrible when hungry, and is after its prey, and has got it. Kings, especially tyrannical ones, are compared to lions; as Nebuchadnezzar by Jeremiah, Jer 4:17; and Nero by the Apostle Paul, 2Ti 4:7; and the rage of such is very dreadful, as Ahasuerus's was to Haman. Jarchi interprets the king, of the holy blessed God.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
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It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the…
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
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Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
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Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
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If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”