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A stern ruler sits in left-facing profile against a dark olive wall.
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Proverbs 20:2

Royal Terror and the Young Lion

Honest Measures, Wise Counsel, and the Searching Lamp · Proverbs 20

Story guide: A stern ruler gives way to a growling young lion, keeping royal terror and its animal comparison in separate views.

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2The terror of a king is like the growling of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

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