Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 20:2

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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BBE Proverbs 20:2

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
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DARBY Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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KJV Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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WBT Proverbs 20:2


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WEB Proverbs 20:2

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
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YLT Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion (see Proverbs 19:12). The terror which a king causes when his anger is rising is like the roar of a lion, which betokens danger. Septuagint, "The threat of a king differeth not from the wrath of a lion." Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul; imperils his life, which he has no right wilfully to jeopard. Septuagint, "He who enrageth him (ὁ παροξύνων αὐτόν)." The Complutensian and some Greek versions introduce the words, καὶ ἐπιμιγνύμενος, "and has intercourse with him;" i.e. he who having aroused a king's resentment does not avoid his presence, exposes himself to certain death.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion, i.e., the dread which he casts upon others when he is becoming angry is a warning of approaching. danger.Sinneth against his own soul--i.e., against his own life.