Proverbs 20:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.”
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“The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The fear of a king <FI>is<Fi> a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:38As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
- 1 Kings 2:23Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
- 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
- Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Hosea 11:10They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
- Amos 3:8The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
- Habakkuk 2:10You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
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