Proverbs 16:15
“In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
In the light of the king's countenance is life,.... When he looks with a pleasant smiling countenance on a person that…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The “latter rain” is that which falls in March or April just before the harvest. The “cloud” which brings it,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 16:14-15
These two verses show the power of kings, which is every where great, but was especially so in those eastern countries,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the latter rain i.e. the spring rain, which swelled and matured the corn for harvest, just as the "former" or autumn…
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