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


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Job 15 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Jeremiah 10 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Proverbs 16 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 19 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Romans 13 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Psalms 110 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Proverbs 20 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 24 21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Daniel 8 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Job 19 29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Psalms 45 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
2 Samuel 14 15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
Psalms 90 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Proverbs 10 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Proverbs 14 35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Isaiah 40 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Habakkuk 1 10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
Daniel 11 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
Ecclesiastes 10 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Job 12 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Psalms 76 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
2 Samuel 17 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
Ezekiel 2 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Psalms 119 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Proverbs 16 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Psalms 76 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Nehemiah 2 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
Proverbs 14 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Hosea 10 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Proverbs 14 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Job 37 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Psalms 2 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Proverbs 28 25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Psalms 112 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
Psalms 33 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Ecclesiastes 8 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Jeremiah 42 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
Deuteronomy 9 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
Numbers 24 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Psalms 132 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Job 18 11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Proverbs 19 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Psalms 36 1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 16 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Ezra 9 7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Job 13 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Proverbs 15 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Hebrews 10 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.