Proverbs 20:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. | The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. | The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] a roaring | נַ֣הַם | NA-ham | H5099 | roaringנַ֫הַם (na.ham) 1) growling, roaring 1a) of lion 1b) of king's wrath (fig.) |
| like the young lion | כַּ֭כְּפִיר | KA-ke-fir | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| [the] terror of | אֵ֣ימַת | 'EI-mat | H0367 | terrorאֵימָה (e.mah) terror, dread |
| a king | מֶ֑לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| [one who] infuriates him | מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ | mit-'a-be-RO | H5674B | be angryעָבַר (a.var) to be angry, arrogant |
| [is] missing | חוֹטֵ֥א | cho-TE' | H2398 | to sinחָטָא (cha.ta) 1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to miss 1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty 1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bear loss 1b2) to make a sin-offering 1b3) to purify from sin 1b4) to purify from uncleanness 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to miss the mark 1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin 1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way 1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness |
| life his | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | naf-SHO | H5315H | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.