Proverbs 16:15 · KJV
“In the light of the king's countenance {is} life; and his favour {is} as a cloud of the latter rain.”
— Proverbs 16:15
The wrath of a king {is as} messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Proverbs 16 — Context
Righteous lips {are} the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14The wrath of a king {is as} messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15In the light of the king's countenance {is} life; and his favour {is} as a cloud of the latter rain.
16How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17The highway of the upright {is} to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Cross References
Psalms 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers {that} water the earth.
Job 29:23-24
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide {as} for the latter rain.
Hosea 6:3
Then shall we know, {if} we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter {and} former rain unto the earth.
Acts 2:28
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Psalms 21:6
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. {made him most...: Heb. set him to be blessings} {made him exceeding...: Heb. make him glad with joy}
Psalms 30:5
For his anger {endureth but} a moment; in his favour {is} life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning. {his anger...: Heb. there is but a moment in his anger} {for a night: Heb. in the evening} {joy: Heb. singing}
Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.
Psalms 4:6
{There be} many that say, Who will shew us {any} good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.