Verse Comparison: Proverbs 19:12
American Standard Version
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Amplified® Bible
The king's wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass.
Contemporary English Version
An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.
Darby English Version
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Good News Bible
The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.
King James Version
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
New American Standard Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
New International Version
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New King James Version
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king's wrath resembles the roaring of a lion, But his favor resembles dew on the grass.
Revised Standard Version
A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
Young's Literal Translation
The wrath of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
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