15 When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:15
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 15
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When a king’s מֶ֥לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular face פְּנֵי־ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct brightens בְּאוֹר־ H216 Preposition | Noun - common singular construct there is life חַיִּ֑ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural his favor וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ H7522 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular is like a rain cloud כְּעָ֣ב H5645 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct in spring מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ H4456 Noun - masculine singular