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Proverbs 19:12

12 jThe king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is klike dew on the grass.

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Proverbs 19:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;

But his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 An angry king is like a roaring lion,

but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;

But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 19:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, 

but his favor is like dew on the grass. 

Proverbs 19:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar.

But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

But his favor is like dew on the grass.


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