12As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.


In Context

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

10 Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.

12 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

14 House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12The king’s wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:12A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew on the grass.