Proverbs 16:15
Strong's Lexicon
When a king’s
מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

face
פְּנֵי־ (pə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

brightens,
בְּאוֹר־ (bə·’ō·wr-)
Preposition | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

there is life;
חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

his favor
וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ (ū·rə·ṣō·w·nōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7522: 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will 1a) goodwill, favour 1b) acceptance 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will

is like a rain cloud
כְּעָ֣ב (kə·‘āḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5645: 1) darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge)

in spring.
מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ (mal·qō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4456: 1) latter rain, spring rain 1a) the March and April rains which mature the crops of Palestine

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Young's Literal Translation
In the light of a king’s face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a king’s face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

New American Standard Bible
In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

King James Bible
In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

New Living Translation
When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

English Standard Version
In the light of a king’s face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

New American Standard Bible
In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.

King James Bible
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When a king's face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

International Standard Version
When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

NET Bible
In the light of the king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

American Standard Version
In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

English Revised Version
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Young's Literal Translation
In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.
















Cross References
Job 29:23
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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