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  • Proverbs 20:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    •  2 The terror* of a king is like the growling of a lion;*+

      Whoever provokes his anger risks his own life.+

  • Proverbs 20:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 2 The frightfulness of a king is a growling like that of a maned young lion.+ Anyone drawing his fury against himself is sinning against his own soul.+

  • Proverbs 20:2
    The Bible in Living English
    • 2 The terror of a king is a growl like a two-year-old lion’s;

      he who angers him sins against his own life.

  • Proverbs 20:2
    American Standard Version
    • 2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

  • Proverbs 20:2
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 2 The growl as of a young lion is the dread inspired by a king, He that provoketh him endangereth his own life.

  • Proverbs 20:2
    King James Version
    • 2 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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