Proverbs 20:2
New King James Version
2 The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath
Proverbs 19:12
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Ecclesiastes 10:4
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4 If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,
(A)Do not leave your post;
For (B)conciliation[a] pacifies great offenses.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lit. healing, health
Proverbs 8:36
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36 But he who sins against me (A)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
1 Kings 2:23
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23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, (A)“May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life!
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Hosea 11:10
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10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
(A)He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
Proverbs 16:14-15
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14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will (A)appease it.
15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a (B)cloud of the latter rain.
Habakkuk 2:10
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10 You give shameful counsel to your house,
Cutting off many peoples,
And sin against your soul.
Amos 3:8
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8 A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
(A)Who can but prophesy?
Numbers 16:38
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38 The censers of (A)these men who sinned [a]against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; (B)and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”
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- Numbers 16:38 Or at the cost of their own lives
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