Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

General references

Bible References

Fear

Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king is like messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.
Proverbs 19:12
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
Hosea 11:10
They will walk after the Lord,
He will roar like a lion;
Indeed He will roar
And His sons will come trembling from the west.
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Sinneth

Proverbs 8:36
“But he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”
1 Kings 2:23
Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “May God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

General references

Daniel 2:12
Because of this the king became indignant and very furious and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.