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Proverbs 28:15 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Proverbs 28:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 28 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.”
Proverbs 28:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear (אֲרִי־נֹהֵם וְדֹב שׁוֹקֵק, ari-nohem vedov shoqeq)—אֲרִי (ari, 'lion') that נָהַם (naham, 'roars, growls') and דֹּב (dov, 'bear') that שָׁקַק (shaqaq, 'ranges, rushes, seeks prey') are apex predators, feared throughout Scripture. The roaring lion signals the kill (Psalm 22:13); the charging bear, proverbial ferocity (2 Samuel 17:8; Hosea 13:8).So is a wicked ruler over the poor people (מֹשֵׁל רָשָׁע עַל עַם־דָּל, moshel rasha al am-dal)—the רָשָׁע (rasha, 'wicked, guilty, criminal') מֹשֵׁל (moshel, 'ruler, governor') preys upon עַם־דָּל (am-dal, 'poor peo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 28:15
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“walks around like a roaring lion”
“when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men”
“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”
“but his favor is like dew on the grass.”
“saying”
“in mortar and in brick”
“Turn”
“until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin with which he made Judah to sin”
“for they had made known to him Mordecai's people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus”
“he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.”