Proverbs 20:2

New King James Version

The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life!

1 Kings 2:24

Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a house for me, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today!”

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 8:36

But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.

Hosea 11:10

“They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;

Amos 3:8

A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Habakkuk 2:10

You give shameful counsel to your house, Cutting off many peoples, And sin against your soul.

Numbers 16:38

The censers of these men who sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”