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The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
    to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

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The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger (A)sins against his own soul.

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When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
    distinguishing the bad from the good.

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(A)A king who sits on the throne of justice
[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

26 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
    then runs his threshing wheel over them.

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26 A (A)wise king winnows the wicked,
And turns the (B)threshing wheel over them.

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28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
    his throne is made secure through love.

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28 Lovingkindness and (A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

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