Zhēnyán 19:12

12 Wáng de fèn nù , hǎoxiàng shīzi hǒu jiào . tāde ēndiǎn , què rú cǎo shang de gān lù .

Zhēnyán 19:12 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:12

The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion
Which is very terrible when hungry, and is after its prey, and has got it. Kings, especially tyrannical ones, are compared to lions; as Nebuchadnezzar by Jeremiah, ( Jeremiah 4:17 ) ( 50:17 ) ; and Nero by the Apostle Paul, ( 2 Timothy 4:7 ) ; and the rage of such is very dreadful, as Ahasuerus's was to Haman. Jarchi interprets the king, of the holy blessed God. It may be applied to Jesus Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah; who is said to cry with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth; and whose wrath is terrible to wicked men, and even to the kings of the earth, ( Revelation 5:5 ) ( 10:3 ) ( 6:15-17 ) ; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass;
which refreshes and revives it, and causes it to grow and flourish: and so the favour and good will of a king to his subjects delights them, and causes joy and cheerfulness in them; and such an effect has the love of God and Christ on the children of men, ( Hosea 14:6 ) .

Zhēnyán 19:12 In-Context

10 Yúmeì rén yàn lè dù rì , shì bù hé yí de , hékuàng púrén guǎnxiá wáng zǐ ne .

11 Rén yǒu jiànshi , jiù bù qīngyì fānù . kuānshù rén de guō shī , biàn shì zìjǐ de róngyào .

12 Wáng de fèn nù , hǎoxiàng shīzi hǒu jiào . tāde ēndiǎn , què rú cǎo shang de gān lù .

13 Yúmeì de érzi , shì fùqin de huòhuàn . qīzi de zhēng chǎo , rú yǔ liánlián dī lòu .

14 Fángwū qiáncái . shì zǔzong suǒ wèi liú de . wéiyǒu xián huì de qī , shì Yēhéhuá suǒ cì de .