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Proverbes 20:2

Listen to Proverbes 20:2
2 La terreur qu'inspire le roi est comme le rugissement d'un lion; Celui qui l'irrite pèche contre lui-même.

Proverbes 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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Proverbes 20:2 In-Context

1 Le vin est moqueur, les boissons fortes sont tumultueuses; Quiconque en fait excès n'est pas sage.
2 La terreur qu'inspire le roi est comme le rugissement d'un lion; Celui qui l'irrite pèche contre lui-même.
3 C'est une gloire pour l'homme de s'abstenir des querelles, Mais tout insensé se livre à l'emportement.
4 A cause du froid, le paresseux ne laboure pas; A la moisson, il voudrait récolter, mais il n'y a rien.
5 Les desseins dans le coeur de l'homme sont des eaux profondes, Mais l'homme intelligent sait y puiser.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

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