Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adoni´jah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Proverbs 20:2 - King James Version - American Edition The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger or angers himself against him sins against his own life. American Standard Version (1901) The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life. Common English Bible A king is as terrifying as a lion’s growl. Those who anger him may lose their life. Catholic Public Domain Version Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul. |
Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adoni´jah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adoni´jah shall be put to death this day.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.
They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.