Proverbs 20:2

New International Reader's Version

A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon made a promise in the name of the Lord. He said, “Adonijah will pay with his life because of what he has asked for. If he doesn’t, may God punish me greatly.

1 Kings 2:24

The Lord has made my position as king secure. I’m sitting on the throne of my father David. The Lord has built a royal house for me, just as he promised. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that Adonijah will be put to death today.”

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 8:36

But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job in the palace. Being calm can overcome what you have done against him.

Hosea 11:10

I will roar like a lion against my enemies. Then the Lord’s people will follow him. When he roars, his children will come home trembling with fear. They will return from the west.

Amos 3:8

A lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Lord and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?

Habakkuk 2:10

They have planned to wipe out many nations. But they have brought shame on their own kingdom. So they must pay with their own lives.

Numbers 16:38

The men who sinned used those cups. And it cost them their lives. Hammer the cups into bronze sheets that will cover the altar. The cups were offered to the Lord. They have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the Israelites.”