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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear, so a wicked ruler is a threat to poor people. King James Bible
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Bear Charging Evil Growling Helpless Lion Poor Ravenous Roaring Ruler Ruling Rushing Wandering Wicked Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 15 It is written indeed, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people; but if he be a wicked ruler, that oppresses the people, especially the poor people, robbing them of the little they have and making a prey of them, whatever we may call him, this scripture calls him a roaring lion and a ranging bear. 1. In respect of his character. He is brutish, barbarous, and blood-thirsty; he is rather to be put among the beasts of prey, the wildest and most savage, than to be reckoned of that noble rank of beings whose glory is reason and humanity. 2. In respect of the mischief he does to his subjects. He is dreadful as the roaring lion, who makes the forest tremble; he is devouring as a hungry bear, and the more necessitous he is the more mischief he does and the more greedy of gain he is. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a and bear charging helpless is Like lion man or over people poor roaring ruler ruling rushing wicked Bible Browser | 
