Cross references
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:12 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hosea 14:5 (6 votes) and Proverbs 16:14–15 (5 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Genesis 40 to Revelation 10.
Which verses does Proverbs 19:12 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Hosea 14:56 votes
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Proverbs 16:14–155 votes
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
- Proverbs 20:25 votes
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
- Luke 12:4–55 votes
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
- Proverbs 28:154 votes
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Esther 7:83 votes
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Psalm 133:33 votes
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
- Ecclesiastes 8:43 votes
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Daniel 2:12–133 votes
This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
- Daniel 3:19–233 votes
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual, and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace. …
- 2 Samuel 23:42 votes
- Psalm 72:62 votes
- Daniel 6:242 votes
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Micah 5:72 votes
- Daniel 5:191 vote
Which verses point to Proverbs 19:12?
The 10 strongest of 25.