NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The fear'eymah (ay-maw') fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) -- dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror. of a king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. is as the roaring naham (nah'-ham) a snarl -- roaring. of a lion kphiyr (kef-eer') a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) -- (young) lion, village. whoso provoketh him to anger `abar (aw-bar') to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) sinneth chata' (khaw-taw') to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn against his own soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life. King James Bible The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Holman Christian Standard Bible A king's terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion; anyone who provokes him endangers himself. International Standard Version A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life. NET Bible The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wrath of the King roars like a lion and he that angers him sins against himself. GOD'S WORD® Translation The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life. King James 2000 Bible The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whosoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. Links Proverbs 20:2Proverbs 20:2 NIV Proverbs 20:2 NLT Proverbs 20:2 ESV Proverbs 20:2 NASB Proverbs 20:2 KJV |
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