Proverbs
Proverbs 19:12
12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A king’s | מֶ֑לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| rage | זַ֣עַף | za·‘ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2197 storming, raging, rage |
| is like the roar | נַ֣הַם | na·ham | Noun - masculine singular | H5099 growling |
| of a lion | כַּ֭כְּפִיר | kak·kə·p̄îr | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3715 young lion |
| but his favor | רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | rə·ṣō·w·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| is like dew | וּכְטַ֖ל | ū·ḵə·ṭal | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H2919 night-mist, dew |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the grass | עֵ֣שֶׂב | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 14:5 · Proverbs 16:14–15 · Luke 12:4–5 · Proverbs 20:2 · Proverbs 28:15 · Esther 7:8 · Psalm 133:3 · Ecclesiastes 8:4 · Daniel 2:12–13 · Daniel 3:19–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.