"The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
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) .
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
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) .