Proverbs 20:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

An angry ruler is like a roaring lion— make either one angry, and you are dead.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:23

I swear in the name of the LORD that Adonijah will die because he asked for this! If he doesn't, I pray that God will severely punish me.

1 Kings 2:24

The LORD made me king in my father's place and promised that the kings of Israel would come from my family. Yes, I swear by the living LORD that Adonijah will die today.

Proverbs 19:12

An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.

Proverbs 8:36

But if you don't find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.

Hosea 11:10

I, the LORD, will roar like a lion, and my children will return, trembling from the west.

Amos 3:8

Everyone is terrified when a lion roars— and ordinary people become prophets when the LORD God speaks.

Habakkuk 2:10

But you will bring shame on your family and ruin to yourself for what you did to others.

Numbers 16:38

because they were used for offering incense to me. Have them hammered into a thin layer of bronze as a covering for the altar. Those men died because of their sin, and now their fire pans will become a warning for the rest of the community.”