Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoever] provoketh him to anger (b) sinneth [against] his own soul.
(b) Puts his life in danger.
The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoever] provoketh him to anger (b) sinneth [against] his own soul.
(b) Puts his life in danger.
Verse Proverbs 20:2. _THE FEAR OF A KING_] Almost the same with Proverbs 19:12, which see....
SINNETH AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL - i. e., Against his own life (compare Habakkuk 2:10)....
CHAPTER 20 PROVERBS AS TO PERSONAL CONDUCT Proverbs of warning and instructions as to personal conduct are found mostly in this chapter; a number of them are of special interest if applied to Solomon....
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SINNETH. erreth. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
is _as_ The terror inspired by a king is like that caused by the roaring of a lion in act to spring upon its prey. See 1 Peter 5:8. _soul_ i.e. LIFE, as R.V. with "Heb. _soul_," in the marg. Comp. Ha...
THE FEAR OF A KING, &C.— Or, _The terror of a king is as the roaring of a young lion: he who rageth against him, sinneth,_ &c. Houbigant renders it, _The threatening of a king._...
CHAPTER 20 TEXT Proverbs 20:1-10 1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise, 2. The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him...
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. THE FEAR OF A KING (THE FEAR WHICH A KING EXCITES) (IS) AS THE ROARING OF A LION: (WHOSO)...
1. RAGING] RV 'a brawler.' IS deceived] RM 'reeleth.' It makes a man sneer, quarrel and reel about....
FEAR] the 'terror' which he causes. SOUL] RV 'life.'...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 20 V1 Wine is like a man who insults you. Beer is like a man who shouts at you. If wine and beer tempt you, then you are not wise....
This verse is similar to Proverbs 19:12. Do not make a king angry! He might order your death. See also the prayer in Acts 4:24-20. Sometimes people (and even kings) will oppose us, because we are Chr...
THE FEAR OF A KING IS AS THE ROARING OF A LION, _i.e.,_ the dread which he casts upon others when he is becoming angry is a warning of approaching. danger. SINNETH AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL — _i.e._, agai...
נַ֣הַם כַּ֭ † כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּרֹ֗ו...
CHAPTER 21 IDLENESS "After the autumn gathering the slothful does not plough; he asks in the harvest, and there is nothing."- Proverbs 20:4 WE have already in the sixth lecture caught a glimpse of t...
SOBRIETY; INDUSTRY; HONESTY Proverbs 20:1-15 Strong drink is the greatest of all foes to human happiness. It gains an influence over men by fair promises, but when once it is entrenched, it mocks at...
Verse Proverbs 20:9. This is the eternal challenge which has but one answer. When a man recognizes this he begins to inquire for a Saviour. Verse Proverbs 20:14. "It is bad, it is bad," is the descrip...
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. It i...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE FEAR OF A KING [IS] AS THE ROARING OF A LION,.... The wrath and displeasure of a king, which causes fear; see Proverbs 19:12; kings should be terrors to evil works and workers, though not to good...
The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul. Ver. 2. _The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion._] See Proverbs 16:14; Proverb...
_The fear of a king_, &c. See on Proverbs 16:14; Proverbs 19:12. _It is an honour to a man to cease from strife_ Either to prevent it, or, if it be begun, to put an end to it: which, although proud an...
V. 2. THE FEAR OF A KING, the terror spread by his anger, IS AS THE ROARING OF A LION, 19:12; WHOSO PROVOKETH HIM TO ANGER SINNETH AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL, foolishly risks and even forfeits his own life....
THE FEAR OF A KING, passively taken, the terror which the wrath of a king causeth, by comparing this with PROVERBS 19:12. SINNETH AGAINST HIS OWN SOUL; exposeth himself to manifest danger of death....
Proverbs 20:2 wrath H367 king H4428 roaring H5099 lion H3715 anger H5674 (H8693) sins H2398 (H8802) life...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions regarding the ways of folly. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Here in this imperfect state, no person can claim to be sinless, but the just man, walking by the rule o...
Proverbs 20:1. _Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging._ In the book of Ecclesiasticus intoxication is connected with poverty, with harlots, with destruction: chap. Proverbs 19:1. Cyrus, after notic...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 20:2 The first line of this proverb is almost identical to Proverbs 19:12. But Proverbs 19
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 20:1. STRONG DRINK. The Hebrew word _Shekhar_ includes every strong drink besides wine. Delitzsch translates it _mead_. PROVERBS 20:2. THE FEAR OF A KING, _i.e_., the dread...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 20:1 WINE IS A MOCKER; or, scorner, the word (_luts_) being taken up from the last chapter. The liquor is, as it were, personified, as doing what men do under its influence. Thus...
Into chapter 20. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise (Proverbs 20:1). He will have more to say about wine as we move along in our study next week,...
1 Kings 2:23; Amos 3:8; Ecclesiastes 10:4; Hosea 11:10; Proverbs 16:14
The fear — The terror which the wrath of a king causes....