The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
GNV
Proverbs 20:2
The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
Parallel Translations
The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:12Ecclesiastes 10:41 Kings 2:23Proverbs 8:36Proverbs 16:14–15Amos 3:8Hosea 11:10Habakkuk 2:10Numbers 16:38
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