Proverbs 20:2

נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

In Context

1לֵץ הַיַּין הֹמֶה שֵׁכָר וְכָל ־ שֹׁגֶה בּוֹ לֹא יֶחְכָּֽם ׃

3כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל ־ אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 2:23וַיִּשָּׁבַע הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר כֹּה יַֽעֲשֶׂה ־ לִּי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִיף כִּי בְנַפְשׁוֹ דִּבֶּר אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ אֶת ־ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה ׃

Proverbs 8:36וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כָּל ־ מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת ׃ פ

Proverbs 19:12נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר זַעַף מֶלֶךְ וּכְטַל עַל ־ עֵשֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃

Hosea 11:10אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה יֵלְכוּ כְּאַרְיֵה יִשְׁאָג כִּֽי ־ הוּא יִשְׁאַג וְיֶחֶרְדוּ בָנִים מִיָּֽם ׃

Habakkuk 2:10יָעַצְתָּ בֹּשֶׁת לְבֵיתֶךָ קְצוֹת ־ עַמִּים רַבִּים וְחוֹטֵא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃

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 →

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