The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
WEB
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
YLT
The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
DBT
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.