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
Authorized (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.
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
Authorized (King James) Version
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:26
Modern English Version
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked,
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26
Authorized (King James) Version
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked,
and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:28
Modern English Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king,
and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Proverbs 20:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king:
and his throne is upholden by mercy.
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