Proverbs 19:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 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 as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] a roaring | נַ֣הַם | NA-ham | H5099 | roaringנַ֫הַם (na.ham) 1) growling, roaring 1a) of lion 1b) of king's wrath (fig.) |
| like the young lion | כַּ֭כְּפִיר | KA-ke-fir | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| [the] rage of | זַ֣עַף | ZA-'af | H2197 | rageזַ֫עַף (za.aph) rage, raging, storming, indignation |
| a king | מֶ֑לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| and [is] like dew | וּכְטַ֖ל | u-khe-TAL | H2919 | dewטַל (tal) dew, night mist Aramaic equivalent: tal (טַל "dew" H2920) |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| grass | עֵ֣שֶׂב | 'E-sev | H6212 | grassעֲשַׂב (a.sav) herbage, grass Aramaic of e.sev (עֵ֫שֶׂב "vegetation" H6212) |
| favor his | רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | re-tzo-NO | H7522 | acceptanceרָצוֹן (ra.tson) 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will 1a) goodwill, favour 1b) acceptance 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.