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Proverbs 20:2

American Standard Version

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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Proverbs 20:2 in other translations

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.
He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Proverbs 20:2 · World English Bible

Proverbs 20:2 in context

  1. 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
  2. 2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
  3. 3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
  4. 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.