Proverbs 16:14-15
16:14 A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death,
but a wise person appeases it.
16:15 In the light of the king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds of the spring rain.
Proverbs 20:2
20:2 The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion;
whoever provokes him sins against himself.
Proverbs 28:15
28:15 Like a roaring lion or a roving bear,
so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Esther 7:8
7:8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!”
As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Ecclesiastes 8:4
8:4 Surely the king’s authority is absolute;
no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Daniel 2:12-13
2:12 Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
2:13 So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
Daniel 3:19-23
3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.
3:20 He ordered strong soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.
3:21 So those men were tied up while still wearing their cloaks, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and were thrown into the furnace of blazing fire.
3:22 But since the king’s command was so urgent, and the furnace was so excessively hot, the men who escorted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were killed by the leaping flames.
3:23 But those three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell into the furnace of blazing fire while still securely bound.
Daniel 5:19
5:19 Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear
before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared
whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.
Daniel 6:24
6:24 The king gave another order,
and those men who had maliciously accused
Daniel were brought and thrown
into the lions’ den – they, their children, and their wives.
They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Luke 12:4-5
12:4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.
12:5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!