Proverbs 28:15

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Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

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  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • 2 Kgs 21:16 : 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin he caused Judah to commit, leading them to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • Exod 1:22 : 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.
  • 1 Sam 22:17-19 : 17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, 'Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they are allies of David. They knew he was fleeing but didn’t inform me.' But the king's servants were unwilling to raise their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
  • 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 He turned around, saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two of the boys.
  • 2 Kgs 15:16 : 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were there, along with its surrounding territories, because they refused to open their gates. He struck the town and ripped open all its pregnant women.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.
  • Hos 5:11 : 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to follow human commands.
  • Hos 13:8 : 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.
  • Esth 3:6-9 : 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai. 7 In the first month, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot) before Haman for each day and each month, until the twelfth month, the month of Adar. 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws differ from those of every other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws. Therefore, it is not beneficial for the king to tolerate them. 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written to destroy them, and I will weigh out ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the work, to be deposited in the king’s treasuries." 10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
  • Exod 1:14-16 : 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly. 15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 "When you help the Hebrew women give birth and observe them on the birthing stools, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."
  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:16
    80%

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 20:2
    77%

    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Prov 28:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.

    2When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.

    3A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Ps 10:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.

    9He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

    10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • Prov 29:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

    2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked ruler governs, the people groan.

  • Ps 17:12
    75%

    12They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

  • Jer 25:38
    73%

    38Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Isa 5:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.

    30On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.

  • Ps 22:13
    73%

    13Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

  • Eccl 10:5
    73%

    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler:

  • Lam 3:10
    73%

    10He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 28:14
    72%

    14Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 29:14
    72%

    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 30:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;

    31a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.

  • Isa 3:5
    72%

    5The people will oppress one another—man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will act arrogantly toward the elderly, and the dishonored against the honored.

  • Jer 2:15
    72%

    15Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.

  • Prov 17:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11A rebellious person seeks only evil, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

    12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

  • Num 23:24
    71%

    24'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Ps 37:14
    71%

    14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

  • Prov 19:12
    71%

    12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered.

    11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Prov 16:14
    71%

    14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

  • Prov 29:12
    71%

    12If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Ps 140:11
    71%

    11May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

  • Prov 29:7
    71%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Prov 10:15
    71%

    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Nah 2:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

    12Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

  • Zeph 3:3
    71%

    3Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.

  • Prov 14:28
    71%

    28A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects, a ruler is ruined.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Ezek 19:7
    70%

    7He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring.

  • Job 15:20
    70%

    20All the days of the wicked man he writhes in pain, and the years allotted to the ruthless are hidden away.

  • Ps 107:40
    70%

    40He pours out contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

  • Hos 13:7
    70%

    7So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.

  • Joel 1:6
    70%

    6For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

  • Prov 26:13
    70%

    13The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'