Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, || He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, || And any going astray in it is not wise.
3Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, || And every fool interferes.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:23And King Solomon swears by YHWH, saying, “Thus God does to me, and thus He adds—surely Adonijah has spoken this word against his [own] soul;
Proverbs 8:36And whoever is missing me, is wronging his soul, || All hating me have loved death!”
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, || And his goodwill as dew on the herb.
Hosea 11:10They go after YHWH—He roars as a lion, || When He roars, then the sons from the west tremble.
Habakkuk 2:10You have counseled a shameful thing to your house, || To cut off many peoples, and your soul [is] sinful.
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 →