Proverbs 20:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The fear of a king <FI>is<Fi> a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.”
Proverbs 20:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.”
Proverbs 20:2 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:2 in Context — Proverbs 20
1 Le vin est moqueur, les boissons fortes sont tumultueuses; Quiconque en fait excès n’est pas sage.
2 La terreur qu’inspire le roi est comme le rugissement d’un lion; Celui qui l’irrite pèche contre lui-même.
3 C’est une gloire pour l’homme de s’abstenir des querelles, Mais tout insensé se livre à l’emportement.
4 A cause du froid, le paresseux ne laboure pas; A la moisson, il voudrait récolter, mais il n’y a rien.
What Does Proverbs 20:2 Mean?
Proverbs 20:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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