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Proverbs 20:2-4
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Proverbs 20:2-4
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Proverbs 20:2-4
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Proverbs 20:2-4
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2 The terror of a king is like (A)the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger (B)forfeits his life.
3 It is an honor for a man to (C)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
4 (D)The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
(E)he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:2-4
King James Version
Proverbs 20:2-4
King James Version
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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