The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 19:12 in context
Proverbs 19:9–15
9
A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who utters lies shall perish.
10
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12
Selected verse
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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