Proverbs

Proverbs 20:2

2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;

whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.a

Footnotes

  • a 20:2 Literally sins against his own soul

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The terrorאֵ֣ימַת’ê·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH367 terror, dread
of a kingמֶ֑לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
is like the roarנַ֣הַםna·hamNoun - masculine singularH5099 growling
of a lionכַּ֭כְּפִירkak·kə·p̄îrPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3715 young lion
whoever provokesמִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹmiṯ·‘ab·bə·rōwVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
forfeitsחוֹטֵ֥אḥō·w·ṭêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2398 miss
his own lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃nap̄·šōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

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Proverbs 19:12 · Ecclesiastes 10:4 · Proverbs 8:36 · 1 Kings 2:23 · Hosea 11:10 · Proverbs 16:14–15 · Amos 3:8 · Habakkuk 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.