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2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Proverbs 20:2

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 2)

See here, 1. How formidable kings are, and what a terror they strike upon those they are angry with. Their fear , with which (especially when they are absolute and their will is a law) they keep their subjects in awe, is as the roaring of a lion , which is very dreadful to the creatures he preys upon, and makes them tremble so that they cannot escape from him. Those princes that rule by wisdom and...

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