Proverbs 20:2
2 The 1wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
Proverbs 20:2 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;
those who anger him forfeit their lives.
Proverbs 20:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Proverbs 20:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.
Proverbs 20:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 An angry king is like a roaring lion.
Making him angry may cost you your life.
Proverbs 20:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
Proverbs 20:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Proverbs 20:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion.
Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.
Proverbs 20:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion;
anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself.
Proverbs 20:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;
he who provokes him forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar.
Anyone who makes him angry may lose his life.
Proverbs 20:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.