Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
This is to the same purport with what we had Pro 16:14, Pro 16:15, and the design of it is, 1. To make kings wise and considerate in dispensing their frowns and smiles. They are not like those of…
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