Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
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Proverbs 16:14, 15
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. . . .

Proverbs 19:12
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

Hosea 11:10
They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

Amos 3:8
The lion has roared--who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken--who will not prophesy?

sinneth

Proverbs 8:36
but he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."

1 Kings 2:23
Then 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.

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.
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