Other translations
American Standard Version
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wrath of the King roars like a lion, and his pleasure is like the dew upon the grass.
Darby Bible Translation
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
God's Word
The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A king's rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
International Standard Version
The king's anger is like the roaring of a lion, but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.
NET Bible
A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New American Standard Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
New International Version
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New Living Translation
The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Webster's Bible Translation
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
The World English Bible
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
EasyEnglish Bible
When the king is angry, he makes people afraid, like a lion that roars. But when he is pleased with you, that is like dew on fresh grass.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
New Life Version
The king’s anger is like the noise of a lion, but his favor is like morning water upon the grass.
The Voice Bible
A king’s rage is like the thunderous roar of a lion, but his favor is like a cooling mist upon the grass.
Living Bible
The king’s anger is as dangerous as a lion’s. But his approval is as refreshing as the dew on grass.
New Catholic Bible
A king’s anger is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Legacy Standard Bible
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Christian Standard Bible
A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The king’s wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass.
New Century Version
An angry king is like a roaring lion, but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.
The Message
Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The king’s anger is like a lion’s growl, but his favor is refreshing like dew on the grass.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Good News Translation®
The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.
Wycliffe Bible
As the gnashing of a lion, so and the ire of the king; and as dew on herb, so and the gladness of the king. (Like the gnashing of a lion, is the king’s anger; and like the dew on the grass, is the king’s gladness.)
Contemporary English Version
An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
Common English Bible © 2011
A raging king roars like a lion; his favor is like the dew on the grass.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.
English Standard Version Anglicised
A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.
New American Standard Bible
A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
The Expanded Bible
An angry king is like a ·roaring [growling] lion, but his ·kindness [favor] is like the dew on the grass.
Tree of Life Version
A king’s wrath is like a roaring lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Revised Standard Version
A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
New International Reader's Version
A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.
BRG Bible
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Complete Jewish Bible
A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The wrath of a melech is like the roaring of a lion, but his ratzon (favor) is as tal (dew) upon the esev (grass).
Names of God Bible
The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Modern English Version
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Easy-to-Read Version
The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
International Children’s Bible
A king’s anger scares people like the roar of a lion. But his kindness is as pleasant as the dew on the grass.
Lexham English Bible
The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
New International Version - UK
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favour is like dew on the grass.