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.
Sinneth
General references
Bible References
Fear
Proverbs 16:14
The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.
Proverbs 19:12
The king's anger is like the roaring of a lion, but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your overseer gets angry at you, don't resign, because calmness pacifies great offenses.
Hosea 11:10
They will go after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; and when he roars, the 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 whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."
1 Kings 2:23
Then King Solomon took this oath in the name of the LORD: "May God do so to me, and more besides, if Adonijah hasn't endangered his life by bringing up this subject.
General references
Daniel 2:12
At this point, the king flew into a rage and issued an order to destroy all the advisors of Babylon.