Cross references

Proverbs 16:15

When a king’s face brightens, there is life;

his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Proverbs 16:15 BSB

Proverbs 16:15 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 72:6 (6 votes) and Job 29:23–24 (5 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from 2 Samuel 19 to Acts 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 16:15 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 72:66 votes

    May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

  2. They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers. If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

  3. Hosea 6:34 votes

    So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

  4. Acts 2:284 votes

    You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’

  5. Psalm 4:63 votes

    Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

  6. Psalm 21:63 votes

    For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

  7. Psalm 30:53 votes

    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

  8. A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

  9. Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.

Which verses point to Proverbs 16:15?

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