Cross references
Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
- a Literally sins against his own soul
Proverbs 20:2 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 19:12 (9 votes) and Ecclesiastes 10:4 (7 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Numbers 16 to 1 Peter 5.
Which verses does Proverbs 20:2 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 19:129 votes
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Ecclesiastes 10:47 votes
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- 1 Kings 2:236 votes
Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
- Proverbs 8:366 votes
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Proverbs 16:14–154 votes
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
- Hosea 11:104 votes
They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
- Amos 3:84 votes
The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
- Habakkuk 2:103 votes
You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
- Numbers 16:382 votes
As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
Which verses point to Proverbs 20:2?
The 10 strongest of 17.