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
A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise man appeases it.
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
Hosea 11:10
They will follow the Lord;
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
His children will come trembling from the west.
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?

Sinneth

Proverbs 8:36
but the one who misses me harms himself;
all who hate me love death.”
1 Kings 2:23
Then Solomon took an oath by the Lord: “May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.

General references

Daniel 2:12
Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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