Proverbs 16:15
When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
In context
12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right. 14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it. 15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives. 18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 16:15 in the KJV
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 16:15 in the ESV
In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.