15When 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’sמֶ֥לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singularfaceפְּנֵי־H6440Noun - masculine plural constructbrightensבְּאוֹר־H216Preposition | Noun - common singular constructthere is lifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluralhis favorוּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹH7522Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis like a rain cloudכְּעָ֣בH5645Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructin springמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃H4456Noun - masculine singular