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Proverbs 16

Prov. 16:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In the light
'owr (Hebrew #216)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
KJV usage: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Pronounce: ore
Origin: from 215
of the king’s
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
countenance
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
is life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
; and his favor
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
is as a cloud
`ab (Hebrew #5645)
from 5743; properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
KJV usage: clay, (thick) cloud, X thick, thicket. Compare 5672.
Pronounce: awb
Origin: (masculine and feminine)
of the latter rain
malqowsh (Hebrew #4456)
the spring rain (compare 3954); figuratively, eloquence
KJV usage: latter rain.
Pronounce: mal-koshe'
Origin: from 3953
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Cloud,
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Life,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the light.
Prov. 19:12• 12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass. (Prov. 19:12)
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Job 29:23‑24• 23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
 24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. (Job 29:23‑24)
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Psa. 4:6• 6There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. (Psa. 4:6)
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Psa. 21:6• 6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. (Psa. 21:6)
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Acts 2:28• 28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. (Acts 2:28)
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Job 29:23• 23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. (Job 29:23)
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Psa. 30:5• 5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psa. 30:5)
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Psa. 72:6• 6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. (Psa. 72:6)
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Hos. 6:3• 3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. (Hos. 6:3)
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Zech. 10:1• 1Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. (Zech. 10:1)
• In his favor is life and refreshing. If of the light of a man’s countenance this can be said, how much more of the King of kings! (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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