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The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that [a]provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own [b]life.

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  1. Proverbs 20:2 Or, angereth himself against him
  2. Proverbs 20:2 Hebrew soul.

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth

26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked,
And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

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28 Kindness and truth preserve the king;
And [a]his throne is upholden by kindness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 Or, he upholdeth his throne