Proverbs 28:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A ruler who ill-treats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned round and stared at the boys. Then he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Straight away two bears ran out of the woods and ripped to pieces forty-two of the boys.

2 Kings 21:16

Manasseh was guilty of causing the people of Judah to sin and disobey the LORD. He also refused to protect innocent people—he even let so many of them be killed that their blood filled the streets of Jerusalem.

Exodus 1:13

and made them work so hard

Exodus 1:22

until finally, the king gave a command to everyone in the nation, “As soon as a Hebrew boy is born, throw him into the River Nile! But you can let the girls live.”

Proverbs 17:12

A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.

Proverbs 19:12

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

Proverbs 20:2

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

Proverbs 29:2

When justice rules a nation, everyone is glad; when injustice rules, everyone groans.

Isaiah 14:5

The LORD has crushed the power of those evil kings,

Isaiah 14:6

who were furious and never stopped abusing the people of other nations.

Hosea 13:8

and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.

Hosea 5:11

Israel was brutally crushed. They got what they deserved for worshipping useless idols.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are roaring lions, its judges are wolves; in the evening they attack, by morning nothing is left.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learnt from the wise men.

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, prowling around to find someone to attack.