Proverbs 20:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 ¶ The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.
  • 1 Kgs 2:23 : 23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
  • Num 16:38 : 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates [for] a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
  • Prov 16:14-15 : 14 ¶ The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 ¶ If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
  • Hos 11:10 : 10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Hab 2:10 : 10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul.

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