Proverbes 19:12

12 La colère du roi est comme le rugissement d'un lion, Et sa faveur est comme la rosée sur l'herbe.

Proverbes 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 ) .

Proverbes 19:12 In-Context

10 Il ne sied pas à un insensé de vivre dans les délices; Combien moins à un esclave de dominer sur des princes!

11 L'homme qui a de la sagesse est lent à la colère, Et il met sa gloire à oublier les offenses.

12 La colère du roi est comme le rugissement d'un lion, Et sa faveur est comme la rosée sur l'herbe.

13 Un fils insensé est une calamité pour son père, Et les querelles d'une femme sont une gouttière sans fin.

14 On peut hériter de ses pères une maison et des richesses, Mais une femme intelligente est un don de l'Eternel.