Zhēnyán 20:2

2 Wáng de wēi xià , rútóng shīzi hǒu jiào . rĕ dòng tā nù de , shì zì haì jǐ méng .

Zhēnyán 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion
The wrath and displeasure of a king, which causes fear; see ( Proverbs 19:12 ) ; kings should be terrors to evil works and workers, though not to good ones, ( Romans 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" ^F1; he is guilty of sin, as well as is in danger of punishment; see ( Proverbs 8:36 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (wvpn ajwx) .

Zhēnyán 20:2 In-Context

1 Jiǔ néng shǐ rén xiè màn , nóng jiǔ shǐ rén xuān nāng . fán yīn jiǔ cuòwù de , jiù wú zhìhuì .

2 Wáng de wēi xià , rútóng shīzi hǒu jiào . rĕ dòng tā nù de , shì zì haì jǐ méng .

3 Yuǎn lí fèn zhēng , shì rén de zūnróng . yú wàng rén dōu aì zhēng nào .

4 Lǎnduò rén yīn dōng Hán bù kĕn gēngzhòng . dào shōugē de shíhou , tā bì tǎofàn , ér wú suǒ dé .

5 Rén xīnhuái cáng móu lüè , hǎoxiàng shēn shuǐ . wéi míng zhé rén , cáinéng jí yǐn chūlai .