Proverbs 24:22

New International Reader's Version

The Lord and the king will suddenly destroy them. Who knows what trouble those two can bring?

Cross References

1 Kings 1:49

When all Adonijah’s guests heard that, they were terrified. So they got up and scattered.

Psalm 90:11

If only we knew the power of your anger! It’s as great as the respect we should have for you.

Proverbs 16:14

An angry king can order your death. But a wise person will try to calm him down.

Proverbs 20:2

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

Proverbs 24:16

Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up. But those who are evil trip and fall when trouble comes.

Proverbs 6:15

Trouble will catch up with him in an instant. He will suddenly be destroyed, and nothing can save him.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim will soon be crushed. The Assyrians will stomp all over them. It will happen because they have made up their minds to chase after other gods.