Proverbs 20:2

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:12

As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

Proverbs 8:36

But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.

1 Kings 2:23

Then king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: So and so may God do to me, and add more, if Adonias hath not spoken this word against his own life.

Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar as a lion: because he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear.

Habakkuk 2:10

Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned.

Amos 3:8

The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?

Numbers 16:38

In the deaths of the sinners. And let him beat them into plates, and fasten them to the altar, because incense hath been offered in them to the Lord, and they are sanctified: that the children of Israel may see them for a sign and a memorial.

1 Kings 2:24

And now, as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and placed me upon the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonias shall be put to death this day.