Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.

New American Standard Bible

In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

King James Version

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Holman Bible

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

International Standard Version

When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

A Conservative Version

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

American Standard Version

In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Amplified


In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.

Bible in Basic English

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

Darby Translation

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Julia Smith Translation

In the light of the king's face is life, and his acceptance as the cloud of the latter rain.

King James 2000

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Lexham Expanded Bible

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

Modern King James verseion

In the light of the king's face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The cheerful countenance of the king is life; and his loving favor is as the evening dew.

NET Bible

In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

New Heart English Bible

In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

The Emphasized Bible

In the light of a king's countenance, is life, and, his good-pleasure, is like the cloud of harvest-rain.

Webster

In the light of a king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

World English Bible

In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In the light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

of the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

is life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

and his favour
רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

is as a cloud
עב 
`ab 
Usage: 32

References

Easton

Fausets

Smith

Prayers for Proverbs 16:15

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

14 The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it. 15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain. 16 To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

Cross References

Job 29:23-24

And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.

Psalm 72:6

He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

Psalm 4:6

Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,

Psalm 21:6

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

Psalm 30:5

For -- a moment is in His anger, Life is in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

Proverbs 19:12

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

Hosea 6:3

And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.'

Zechariah 10:1

They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain in showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.

Acts 2:28

Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

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