Proverbs 20:2
The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
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3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:23Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.
Proverbs 8:36But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
Proverbs 19:12The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
Hosea 11:10They will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;
Habakkuk 2:10You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Here is, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him. It smiles upon him at first, but at the last it bites. In reflection upon it, it rages in his conscience. It is raging in the body, puts the humours into a ferment. When the wine is in the wit is… Read the whole commentary →