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2 The terror of a king is like 1the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger 2forfeits his life.
3 It is an honor for a man to 3keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
4 4The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; 5he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like 6deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a man 7proclaims his own steadfast love, but 8a faithful man who can find?
7 The righteous who 9walks in his integrity-- 10blessed are his children after him!
8 11A king who sits on the throne of judgment 12winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 13Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin"?
10 14Unequala weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
11 Even a child 15makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.b
12 16The hearing ear and the seeing eye, 17the LORD has made them both.
13 18Love not sleep, lest you 19come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have 20plenty of bread.
14 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of 21costly stones, 22but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 23Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and 24hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.c
17 25Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of 26gravel.
18 27Plans are established by counsel; by 28wise guidance 29wage war.
19 Whoever 30goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with 31a simple babbler.d
20 32If one curses his father or his mother, 33his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 34An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, 35"I will repay evil"; 36wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.
23 37Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, and 38false scales are not good.
24 A man's 39steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only 40after making vows.
26 A wise king 41winnows the wicked and drives 42the wheel over them.
27 43The spirite of man is the lamp of the LORD, 44searching all 45his innermost parts.
28 46Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his 47throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, but 48the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 49Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean 50the innermost parts.

La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA

Proverbios 20:2 Como rugido de león es el terror al rey, el que lo provoca a ira peca contra su propia alma.

La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS

Proverbios 20:2 Como bramido de cachorro de león es el miedo del rey; el que lo hace enojar, peca contra su alma

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 20:2 The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV

Proverbios 20:2 La furia del rey es como el rugido del león;
quien provoca su enojo, pone en peligro su vida.

Nueva Versión Internacional NVI

Proverbios 20:2 Rugido de león es la furia del rey;quien provoca su enojo se juega la vida.

La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR

Proverbios 20:2 Como bramido de cachorro de león es el terror del rey: El que lo hace enfurecerse, peca contra su alma.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV

Proverbios 20:2 Como bramido de cachorro de león es el miedo del rey; el que lo hace enojar, peca contra su alma.

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