15When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.


In Context

12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.

14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.

15 When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life.

Proverbs 16:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king’s countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:15In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of a king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:15In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.