Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, So is a wicked ruler over a needy people.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
In Context
14Happy the man who feareth always! But he who hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.
Isaiah 14:5Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, The rod of the tyrants,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:15
14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Here is, 1. The benefit of a holy caution. It sounds strangely, but it is very true: Happy is the man that feareth always. Most people think that those are happy who never fear; but there is a fear which is so far from having torment in it that it has in it the greatest satisfaction. Happy is the man who always keeps up in his mind a holy awe and reverence of God, his glory, goodness, and government, who is always… Read the whole commentary →