King James Version

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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נַ֣הַםnahamroaringנַהַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “roaring”, the ordinary formH5099a snarlroaring.כַּ֭כְּפִירkakfiras lionכְּפִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).זַ֣עַףzaafindignationזַעַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “indignation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2197angerindignation, rage(-ing), wrath.מֶ֑לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וּכְטַ֖לukhetaland as dewטַלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עֵ֣שֶׂבesevgrassעֶשֶׂבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH6212grass (or any tender shoot)grass, herb.רְצוֹנֽוֹretsonvoas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as... would”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as 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.

World English Bible

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Darby Translation

The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Douay-Rheims

As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βασιλέως ἀπειλὴ ὁμοία βρυγμῷ λέοντος· ὥσπερ δὲ δρόσος ἐπὶ χόρτῳ, οὕτως τὸ ἱλαρὸν αὐτοῦ.