Proverbs 20:2
“The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule.”
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Proverbs 20:2 Context
1Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise. 2The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule. 3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling. 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.
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The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul.
- King James Version
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
- New American Standard Version (1995)