Proverbs 28:15
A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf is he, who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
In Context
16A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
Cross References
Exodus 1:14And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
1 Samuel 22:17And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand is with David, and because they knew that he + 22:17 Gr. flees.fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
2 Kings 15:16Then Manaem smote both Thersa and all that was in it, and its borders extending beyond Thersa, because they opened not to him: and he smote it, and ripped up the women with child.
Proverbs 19:12The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
Isaiah 14:5The Lord has broken the yoke of sinners, the yoke of princes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:15
14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Here is, 1. The benefit of a holy caution. It sounds strangely, but it is very true: Happy is the man that feareth always. Most people think that those are happy who never fear; but there is a fear which is so far from having torment in it that it has in it the greatest satisfaction. Happy is the man who always keeps up in his mind a holy awe and reverence of God, his glory, goodness, and government, who is always… Read the whole commentary →