Proverbs 20:2

American Standard Version (1901)

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.

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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 favor is as dew upon the grass.
  • 1 Kgs 2:23 : 23 Then king Solomon sware by Jehovah, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life.
  • Num 16:38 : 38 even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before Jehovah; therefore they are holy; 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 favor 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 gentleness allayeth great offences.
  • Hos 11:10 : 10 They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
  • Hab 2:10 : 10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.

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    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

  • Prov 16:12-14
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

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  • Prov 28:14-16
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    14Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

    15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

    16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Prov 19:10-12
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    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

    11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

    12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

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    1The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

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    27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

    28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

    29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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    35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

  • Prov 30:30
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    30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4For the king's word [hath] power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 22:24-25
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    24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

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    18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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    11Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?

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    25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

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    17Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

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    36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

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    1[For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah]. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

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    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

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    11Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

  • Deut 17:13
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    13And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

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    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

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    32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

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    7Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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    11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

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    12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

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    2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

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    2I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

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    25When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.