Proverbs 28:15

New English Translation

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:16

At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender. He even ripped open the pregnant women.

2 Kings 2:24

When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

2 Kings 21:16

Furthermore Manasseh killed so many innocent people, he stained Jerusalem with their blood from end to end, in addition to encouraging Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

Exodus 1:13

and they made the Israelites serve rigorously.

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “All sons that are born you must throw into the river, but all daughters you may let live.”

Proverbs 17:12

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Isaiah 14:5

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

Isaiah 14:6

It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

Zephaniah 3:3

Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.