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What does Proverbs 19:12 mean?
"The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass."
— Proverbs 19:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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