Proverbs 28:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

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  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • 2 Kgs 21:16 : 16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
  • Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
  • 1 Sam 22:17-19 : 17 And the king said to the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to attack the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and attack the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five persons that wore a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, and oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
  • 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.
  • 2 Kgs 15:16 : 16 Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and all those who were in it, and its territories from Tirzah, because they did not open to him; therefore he struck it, and all the women in it who were pregnant he ripped open.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
  • Hos 5:11 : 11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly followed the commandment.
  • Hos 13:8 : 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
  • Esth 3:6-9 : 6 And he thought it scornful to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had shown him the people of Mordecai. Therefore, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their laws are different from all people; neither do they keep the king's laws. Therefore, it is not profitable for the king to tolerate them." 9 If it pleases the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 10 And the king took his 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 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, which they made them serve, was with rigor. 15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools; if it is a son, then you shall kill him: but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.
  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

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    16The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.

  • Prov 28:1-3
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    1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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  • Ps 10:8-10
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    8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly set against the poor.

    9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

    10He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Prov 29:1-2
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    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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  • Ps 17:12
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    12Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Jer 25:38
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    38He has forsaken His shelter, like a lion; for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of His fierce anger.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

  • Isa 5:29-30
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    29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it.

    30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

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    13They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion.

  • Eccl 10:5
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    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceeds from the ruler:

  • Lam 3:10
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    10He was to me like a bear lying in wait, and like a lion in hiding.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

  • Prov 22:7
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:14
    72%

    14Happy is the man who always fears, but he who hardens his heart will fall into mischief.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

  • Prov 30:30-31
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    30A lion, which is mighty among beasts, and does not turn away from anything;

    31A greyhound, a male goat also, and a king against whom there is no rising up.

  • Isa 3:5
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    5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child shall act proudly against the elder, and the vile against the honorable.

  • Jer 2:15
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    15The young lions have roared at him, and yelled, and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

  • Prov 17:11-12
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    71%

    11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

    12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Num 23:24
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    24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.

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    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

  • Prov 19:12
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    12The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.

  • Job 4:10-11
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    10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

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  • Prov 16:14
    71%

    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

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    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

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  • Prov 10:15
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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Nah 2:11-12
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    11Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid?

    12The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder.

  • Zeph 3:3
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    3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not gnaw the bones until the morning.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28In the multitude of people is the king's honor, but in the lack of people is the ruin of the prince.

  • Prov 29:22
    70%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Ezek 19:7
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    7And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; the land was desolate, with all its fullness, by the noise of his roaring.

  • Job 15:20
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    20The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.

  • Ps 107:40
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    40He pours contempt upon princes, and causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way.

  • Hos 13:7
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    7Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way I will observe them:

  • Joel 1:6
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    6For a nation has come up against my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion.

  • Prov 26:13
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    13The lazy man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.