Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life, And his favor is a like a cloud bringing the latter rain.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
In Context
14The wrath of a king is messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
Cross References
Job 29:23Yea, they waited for me as for the rain; They opened their mouths wide as for the latter rain.
Psalms 21:6Thou hast made him blessed for evermore; Thou hast made him glad with the joy of thy countenance.
Psalms 72:6He shall be like rain descending on the mown field,—Like showers which water the earth.
Proverbs 29:26Many are they who seek the ruler's favor; But every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
Zechariah 10:1Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain! It is Jehovah that maketh the lightning; And he will give you abundant showers, To every one the herb of the field.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:15-16
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. These two verses show the power of kings, which is every where great, but was especially so in those eastern countries, where they were absolute and arbitrary. Whom they would they slew and whom they would they kept alive. Their will was a law. We have reason to bless God for the happy constitution of the government we live under, which… Read the whole commentary →