Proverbs 19:12 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
World English Bible (WEB)
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The wrath of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
| The king's | נַ֣הַם | naham | NA-hahm |
| wrath | כַּ֭כְּפִיר | kakkĕpîr | KA-keh-feer |
| is as the roaring | זַ֣עַף | zaʿap | ZA-af |
| lion; a of | מֶ֑לֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| but his favour | וּכְטַ֖ל | ûkĕṭal | oo-heh-TAHL |
| dew as is | עַל | ʿal | al |
| upon | עֵ֣שֶׂב | ʿēśeb | A-sev |
| the grass. | רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | rĕṣônô | reh-tsoh-NOH |