Matthew Henry · Verse 2
How formidable kings are to those who provoke them! how much more foolish then is it to provoke the King of kings!
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.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
BSB
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
KJV
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
ASV
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.
BBE
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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