Proverbs 19:12
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
*The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is as dewe vpon the grasse.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.16.15. and 20.2. & 28.15.
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- Hosea 14:5Rank 1 from verse 12
- Luke 12:4–5Rank 2 from verse 12
4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
4*And I say vnto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that, haue no more that they can doe.
5But I will forewarne you whom you shall feare: Feare him, which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell, yea, I say vnto you, Feare him.
- Proverbs 16:14–15Rank 3 from verse 12
14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
15*In the light of the kings countenance is life, and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
- Proverbs 20:2Rank 4 from verse 12
- Proverbs 28:15Rank 5 from verse 12
- Daniel 2:12–13Rank 6 from verse 12
12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
12For this cause the King was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13And the decree went foorth that the wise men should be slaine, and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be slaine.
- Daniel 3:19–23Rank 7 from verse 12
19¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
19¶ †Then was Nebuchad-nezzar full of furie, and the forme of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego: therefore he spake and commanded, that they should heat the furnace one seuen times more then it was wont to be heat.
20†And hee commaunded the most mighty men that were in his armie, to binde Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fierie furnace.
21‖‖Then these men were bound in their coates, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fierie furnace.
22†‖Therefore because the Kings commandement was vrgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that tooke vp Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell downe bound into the midst of the burning fierie furnace.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4Rank 8 from verse 12
- Esther 7:8Rank 9 from verse 12
8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
8Then the king returned out of the palace garden, into the place of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the King, Will hee force the Queene also †before me in the house? As the word went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.
- Psalms 133:3Rank 10 from verse 12
- 2 Samuel 23:4Rank 11 from verse 12
4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the Sunne riseth, euen a morning, without cloudes; as the tender grasse springing out of the earth by cleare shining after raine:
- Daniel 6:24Rank 12 from verse 12
24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of Lyons, them, their children, and their wiues: and the Lyons had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or euer they came at the bottome of the den.
7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
7And the remnant of Iacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a dew from the LORD, as the showres vpon the grasse that tarieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sonnes of men.
- Psalms 72:6Rank 14 from verse 12
- Daniel 5:19Rank 15 from verse 12
19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
19And for the maiestie that hee gaue him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would, he slew, & whom he would, he kept aliue, and whom he would hee set vp, and whom he would hee put downe.
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Proverbs 19:12
A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of roar, meaning to make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.
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Moisture that falls or settles in drops, especially at night.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.
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11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
11*‖The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression.
12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
12*The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is as dewe vpon the grasse.
Selected passage13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
13**A foolish sonne is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continuall dropping.