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Proverbs 20:2

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2The terror of a king is like bthe growling of a lion;

whoever provokes him to anger cforfeits his life.

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  1. bSee ch. 19:12
  2. cNum. 16:38; Hab. 2:10; See ch. 8:36

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;

those who anger him forfeit their lives.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;

anyone who provokes him endangers himself.

NLTNew Living Translation

The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;

to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;

he who provokes him forfeits his life.

KJV 1900King James Version

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:

Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.