Proverbs 28:15

God's Word

⌞Like⌟ a roaring lion and a charging bear, ⌞so⌟ a wicked ruler is a threat to poor people.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:16

Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah, everyone there, and its territory. Because the city didn’t open its gates for him, he attacked it and ripped open all its pregnant women.

2 Kings 2:24

Looking back, he saw them and cursed them in the Lord’s name. Two bears came out of the woods and tore 42 of these youths apart.

2 Kings 21:16

In addition to his sin that he led Judah to commit in front of the Lord, Manasseh also killed a lot of innocent people from one end of Jerusalem to the other.

Exodus 1:13

So they forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves.

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people to throw into the Nile every ⌞Hebrew⌟ boy that was born, but to let every girl live.

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool ⌞carried away⌟ with his stupidity.

Proverbs 19:12

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.

Proverbs 29:2

When righteous people increase, the people ⌞of God⌟ rejoice, but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans.

Isaiah 14:5

The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.

Isaiah 14:6

They struck the people with fury, with blows that didn’t stop. They ruled nations in anger, persecuting them without restraint.

Hosea 13:8

Like a bear that has lost her cubs, I will attack you. I will rip you open. Like a lion I will devour you. Like a wild animal I will tear you apart.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officials are ⌞like⌟ roaring lions. Its judges are ⌞like⌟ wolves in the evening. They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he became furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the exact time he had learned from the wise men.

1 Peter 5:8

Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour.