The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
KJV
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion,.... The wrath and displeasure of a king, which causes fear; see
Pro 19:12
; kings should be terrors to evil works and workers, though not to good ones,
Rom 13:3
. This is true of the King of kings, who one day will be terrible to the drunkards, the mockers, and murderers of his people, before spoken of;
whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul; he exposes his life to danger: the Targum supplies it as we do. It may be rendered, his "soul sinneth" (a); he is guilty of sin, as well as is in danger of punishment; see
Pro 8:36
.
(a) .
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