Proverbs 19:12

A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 16:14-15

A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

Psalm 133:3

It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available -- eternal life.

Proverbs 20:2

The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.

Esther 7:8

When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, "Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!" As these words left the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

Psalm 72:6

He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

Surely the king's authority is absolute; no one can say to him, "What are you doing?"

Daniel 2:12-13

Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 3:19-23

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.

Daniel 5:19

Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

Daniel 6:24

The king gave another order, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions' den -- they, their children, and their wives. They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Micah 5:7

Those survivors from Jacob will live in the midst of many nations. They will be like the dew the Lord sends, like the rain on the grass, that does not hope for men to come or wait around for humans to arrive.

Luke 12:4-5

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

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Summary

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

General references

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2 Samuel 23:4
is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
Psalm 72:6
He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

General references

Daniel 2:12
Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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