Verse List for PROV 16:15

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OET (OET-RV) When a king’s face brightens, there’s life. ⇔ His favour is like a rain cloud in the spring.

OET-LV is_in_the_light _of the_face _of a _king life and_favour _of_his is_like_a _cloud _of spring _rain.

ULT In the light of the face of the king, is life, ⇔ and his favor, is like a cloud of spring rain.

UST When kings are happy, they let people live; ⇔  when they approve of people, it is as refreshing as rain in springtime.

BSB & MSB When a king ’s face brightens, there is life; ⇔  his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB In the light of the king’s face is life. ⇔  His favour is like a cloud of the spring rain.

NET In the light of the king’s face there is life, ⇔ and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.

LSV In the light of a king’s face [is] life,
And his goodwill [is] as a cloud of the spring rain.

FBV If the king is smiling, you'll live; his blessing is like the clouds that bring spring rain.

T4T ⇔  If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a long life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); ⇔  his being pleased with people is as delightful as rain in the springtime when seeds are planted.

LEB • In the light of the face of the king there is life,
• and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

BBE In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

Moff When the king’s face is friendly, all goes well; ⇔  his favour is like rain-clouds in the spring.

JPS In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

ASV In the light of the king’s countenance is life; ⇔ And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

DRA In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.

YLT In the light of a king's face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

Drby In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

RV In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

SLT In the light of the king’s face is life, and his acceptance as the cloud of the latter rain.

Wbstr In the light of a king's countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

KJB-1769 In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

KJB-1611 In the light of the kings countenance is life, and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The chearfull countenaunce of the kyng is life: and his louyng fauour is as a cloude of the latter rayne.
(The chearfull countenance of the king is life: and his loving favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.)

Gnva In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
(In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.)

Cvdl The cherefull countenauce of ye kynge is life, and his louynge fauor is as the euenynge dewe.
(The cherefull countenance of ye/you_all king is life, and his loving favour is as the evening dew.)

Wycl Lijf is in the gladnesse of the `cheer of the king; and his merci is as a reyn comynge late.
(Lijf is in the gladness of the face of the king; and his mercy is as a rain coming late.)

Luth Wenn des Königs Angesicht freundlich ist, das ist Leben; und seine Gnade ist wie ein Abendregen.
(When the kings face friendly is, the is life; and his grace is as/like a evening/nightregen.)

ClVg In hilaritate vultus regis vita, et clementia ejus quasi imber serotinus.][fn]
(In hilaritate face king life, and mercy/clemency his/her as_if the_rain late/deferred.])

UHB בְּ⁠אוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝⁠רְצוֹנ֗⁠וֹ כְּ⁠עָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐν φωτὶ ζωῆς υἱὸς βασιλέως, οἱ δὲ προσδεκτοὶ αὐτῷ ὥσπερ νέφος ὄψιμον.

BrTr The son of a king is in the light of life; and they that are in favour with him are as a cloud of latter rain.