Here are some verses related to bears:
- 2 Kings 2:24:
“He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.”
- Proverbs 17:12:
“Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.”
- Isaiah 11:7:
“The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.”
- Hosea 13:8:
“Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open; like a lion I will devour them— a wild animal will tear them apart.”
- Amos 5:19:
“It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.”
- Daniel 7:5:
“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’”
- Revelation 13:2:
“The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.”
- Matthew 10:16:
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
- Luke 11:11:
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?”
- John 21:15:
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”
- Acts 28:3:
“Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.”
- Romans 3:13:
“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:9:
“We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.”
- James 3:7:
“All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,”
- 1 Peter 5:8:
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
While these verses mention bears in various contexts, they often serve as metaphors or symbols within the biblical narrative.
