sinneth: Proverbs 8:36; 1 Kings 2:23
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Proverbs 20:2
Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20 — OverviewProverbs 20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMiscellaneous Maxims.Proverbs 20 — OverviewProverbs 20 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 20 is a gallery of wisdom on character, honesty, self-control, and God's sovereignty. It warns against wine, laziness, cheating, and gossip — and celebrates integrity, diligence, and righteous living. A…Proverbs 20:1-5Proverbs 20:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryEvils to be avoided
I. SOME SPECIAL EVILS AND DANGERS.
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upon those they are angry with. Their fear, with which (especially when
they are absolute and their will is a law) they keep their subjects in…Proverbs 20:2Proverbs 20:2 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion (see Proverbs 19:12). The terror which a king causes when his anger is rising is like the roar of a lion, which betokens danger. Septuagint, "The threat of a king differeth…