Proverbs 20:2
Modern English Version
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
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.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath
Proverbs 20:4
Modern English Version
4 The sluggard will not plow because of the cold;
therefore he will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 20:8
Modern English Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:8
New King James Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:12
Modern English Version
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the Lord has made both of them.
Proverbs 20:12
New King James Version
12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:14
Modern English Version
14 “It is bad, it is bad,” says the buyer;
but when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
New King James Version
14 “It is [a]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil
Proverbs 20:16
Modern English Version
16 Take the garment of him who is a pledge for a stranger,
and hold it as a security when it is for a wayward woman.
Proverbs 20:16
New King James Version
16 (A)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
Proverbs 20:26
Modern English Version
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
New King James Version
26 (A)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
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