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Proverbs 28:15

A rorynge lioun, and an hungry bere, is a wickid prince on a pore puple.

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In The King James Version

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

In Context

14Blessid is the man, which is euere dredeful; but he that is `harde of soule, schal falle in to yuel.

16A duyk nedi of prudence schal oppresse many men bi fals chalenge; but the daies of hym that hatith aueryce, schulen be maad longe.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:14and brouyten her lijf to bitternesse bi hard werkis of cley and to tijl stoon, and bi al seruage, bi which thei weren oppressid in the werkis of erthe.

2 Kings 15:16Therfor the kyng yede out, and al his hous, on her feet; and the king lefte ten wymmen concubyns, `that is, secundarie wyues, to kepe the hous.

Esther 3:6and he ledde for nouyt to sette hise hondis on Mardochee aloone; for he hadde herd, that Mardochee was of the folc of Jewis, and more he wolde leese al the nacioun of Jewis, that weren in the rewme of Assuerus.

Proverbs 19:12As the gnasting of a lioun, so and the ire of the king; and as deewe on eerbe, so and the gladnesse of the kyng.

Isaiah 14:5The Lord hath al to-broke the staf of wickid men, the yerde of lordis,

This Verse In Other Editions

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