Proverbs 20:2

New King James Version

²The ^[a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

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Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath

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New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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