The Meaning of Proverbs 19:12 Explained

Proverbs 19:12

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

YLT: The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

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

ASV: The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 19:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:12 mean?

The roaring of like a lion wrath [is] of the king but like dew on the grass his favor [is]
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־ עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ

נַ֣הַם  The  roaring 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַהַם  
Sense: growling, roaring.
כַּ֭כְּפִיר  of  like  a  lion 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּפִיר 
Sense: young lion.
זַ֣עַף  wrath  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זַעַף  
Sense: rage, raging, storming, indignation.
מֶ֑לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וּכְטַ֖ל  but  like  dew 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: טַל  
Sense: dew, night mist.
עֵ֣שֶׂב  the  grass 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשֶׂב  
Sense: herb, herbage, grass, green plants.
רְצוֹנֽוֹ  his  favor  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.