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30 Bible Verses About Lions

  1. Psalm 34:10 (NIV):

    “The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.’ “

  2. Psalm 91:13 (NIV):

    “You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.’ “

  3. Proverbs 28:1 (NIV):

    “The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.’ “

  4. Daniel 6:22 (NIV):

    “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.’ “

  5. Psalm 7:2 (NIV):

    “or they will shred my soul like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.’ “

  6. Psalm 10:9 (NIV):

    “He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.’ “

  7. Psalm 17:12 (NIV):

    “They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a fierce lion crouching in cover.’ “

  8. Psalm 22:13 (NIV):

    “Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.’ “

  9. Proverbs 22:13 (NIV):

    “The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”’ “

  10. Proverbs 26:13 (NIV):

    “A sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!’ “

  11. Isaiah 11:6 (NIV):

    “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.’ “

  12. Jeremiah 2:30 (NIV):

    “In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.’ “

  13. Ezekiel 22:25 (NIV):

    “There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take treasures and precious things and make many widows within her.’ “

  14. Amos 3:4 (NIV):

    “Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den when it has caught nothing?.’ “

  15. Job 4:10-11 (NIV):

    “The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken. The lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.’ “

  16. Isaiah 5:29 (NIV):

    “Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no one to rescue.’ “

  17. Isaiah 11:7 (NIV):

    “The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.’ “

  18. Isaiah 30:6 (NIV):

    “A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation.’ “

  19. Jeremiah 12:8 (NIV):

    “My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore, I hate her.’ “

  20. Ezekiel 19:2-3 (NIV):

    “and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among them and reared her cubs. She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.’ “

  21. Ezekiel 19:6-7 (NIV):

    “He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater. He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring.’ “

  22. Hosea 5:14 (NIV):

    “For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.’ “

  23. Joel 1:6 (NIV):

    “A nation has invaded my land, a mighty army without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness.’ “

  24. Joel 1:7 (NIV):

    “It has laid waste my vines and ruined my fig trees. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it away, leaving their branches white.’ “

  25. Joel 3:16 (NIV):

    “The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.’ “

  26. Amos 3:8 (NIV):

    “The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken— who can but prophesy?.’ “

  27. Micah 5:8 (NIV):

    “The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.’ “

  28. Nahum 2:11-12 (NIV):

    “Where now is the lions’ den, the place where they fed their young, where the lion and lioness went, and the cubs, with nothing to fear? The lion killed enough for his cubs and strangled the prey for his mate, filling his lairs with the kill and his dens with the prey.’ “

  29. Revelation 5:5 (NIV):

    “Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’ “

  30. Revelation 13:2 (NIV):

    “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.’ “