Proverbs Chapter 16 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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BBE Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
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DARBY Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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KJV Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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WBT Proverbs 16:15


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WEB Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
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YLT Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a king's face `is' life, And his good-will `is' as a cloud of the latter rain.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - In the light of the king's countenance is life (Proverbs 15:30; Psalm 4:6). As the king's anger and the darkening of his countenance are death (ver. 14), so, when his look is cheerful and bright, it sheds joy and life around, as the rain refreshes the parched ground. A cloud of the latter rain. The former rain in Palestine falls about the end of October or the beginning of November, when the seed is sown; the latter rain comes in March or April, and is absolutely necessary for the due swelling and ripening of the grain. It is accompanied, of course) with cloud, which tempers the heat, while it brings fertility and vigour. To this the king's favour is well compared. "He shall come down," says the psalmist, "like the rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth" (Psalm 72:6). The LXX., reading בני (beni) for פני (peni), translates, "In the light of life is the son of the king; and they who are acceptable to him are as a cloud of the latter rain."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) A cloud of the latter rain.--This fell at the end of March, maturing the barley and wheat crops before the harvest in April. It was eagerly looked for as of great importance. (Comp. Psalm 72:6 for the same figure.)