Lions Faucet
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The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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A foolish child is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
Verse 12
When a king is angry, he is dangerous, like a lion. Stay away from him!
But a king can be calm and quiet. Then it is good to be with him. This is like dew (water) on the grass, when it is cool in the early morning.
This proverb compares a king's anger to a roaring lion. Kings once had the power to decide life or death, even on a whim. People who work with powerful leaders have reasons to fear them, especially when they are angry. But when the leader is happy, everyone is happy, and the leader's aides can get things done. slow to anger is a virtue.
This has been mentioned before in Proverbs, because it's important.
Verse 13
This man has a foolish son, and a wife who argues. He has many troubles.
His son is evil and hates wisdom. The man suffers because his son is evil.
The wife who argues always upsets her husband. Water is precious. If there is a leak, then this wastes the precious water. The wife who argues is like a leaky faucet. She wastes her husband’s strength. He is weak, because of the arguments.
One form of water torture involves a slow, constant drip on a prisoner's head. Similarly, nagging, whether by a wife or a husband, can drive a couple to divorce.
Let me ask you: Nagging usually isn't about big things; it's a negative habit that focuses on small things repeatedly. Do you tend to nag? If so, pray to break the habit.
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