Proverbs 19:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.”

Proverbs 19:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 19:12 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.”

Proverbs 19:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wrath of a king <FI>is<Fi> a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.”

Proverbs 19:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.”

Proverbs 19:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Kings wrath is like the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is like the dewe vpon ye grasse.”

Proverbs 19:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:12 in Context — Proverbs 19

10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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What Does Proverbs 19:12 Mean?

Proverbs 19:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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