Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.
3It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:36But he who misseth me doeth violence to himself; All they who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.
Hosea 11:10They shall walk after Jehovah, when he shall roar like a lion, When he shall roar, then shall their sons hasten from the west;
Habakkuk 2:10Thou hast devised shame for thine house; By destroying many nations, thou hast brought ruin upon thyself.
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 →