Proverbs 20:2

English Standard Version

2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. (Nu 16:38; Pr 19:12; Hab 2:10) 

New International Version

2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives. 

New International Reader’s Version

2 A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life. 

King James Version

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