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Proverbs 19:12
The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
Proverbs 19:12 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 19:12 in other translations
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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In context
9 A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
10 Unseemly for a dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
12 The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
13 Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,—and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
14 House and substance, are an inheritance from one’s fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.
15 Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
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