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
And his favor is like a cloud with the
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
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.
Themes
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:15
Prayers for Proverbs 16:15
Verse Info
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.