13 Bible Verses about Wolves
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Therefore a lion from [the] forest will kill them, A wolf [from the] desert plains will devastate them. A leopard [is] watching their cities, everyone [who] goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away--and the wolf seizes them and scatters [them]--
Their horses [are] more swift than leopards; they are more menacing than wolves [at] dusk. Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle [that is] swift to devour.
Benjamin [is] a devouring wolf, devouring the prey in the morning, and dividing the plunder in the evening.
Her officials in her midst [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Its officials [are] like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain.
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
And a wolf shall {stay} with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together {as a small boy leads} them.
[The] wolf and [the] lamb shall feed like one, and [the] lion shall eat straw like the ox, but dust [shall be] [the] serpent's food. They shall do no evil, and they shall not destroy on all {my holy mountain}," says Yahweh.
From Thematic Bible
Names » Of the wicked » Wolves
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her officials in her midst [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
Its officials [are] like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Therefore a lion from [the] forest will kill them, A wolf [from the] desert plains will devastate them. A leopard [is] watching their cities, everyone [who] goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
Their horses [are] more swift than leopards; they are more menacing than wolves [at] dusk. Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle [that is] swift to devour.
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
Therefore a lion from [the] forest will kill them, A wolf [from the] desert plains will devastate them. A leopard [is] watching their cities, everyone [who] goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
Their horses [are] more swift than leopards; they are more menacing than wolves [at] dusk. Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle [that is] swift to devour.
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
And a wolf shall {stay} with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together {as a small boy leads} them.
[The] wolf and [the] lamb shall feed like one, and [the] lion shall eat straw like the ox, but dust [shall be] [the] serpent's food. They shall do no evil, and they shall not destroy on all {my holy mountain}," says Yahweh.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
Benjamin [is] a devouring wolf, devouring the prey in the morning, and dividing the plunder in the evening.
Wolves » Rapacious nature of
Benjamin [is] a devouring wolf, devouring the prey in the morning, and dividing the plunder in the evening.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away--and the wolf seizes them and scatters [them]--
Wolves » Destructive to flocks of sheep
The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away--and the wolf seizes them and scatters [them]--
Wolves » Wolves, a type of the wicked
"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away--and the wolf seizes them and scatters [them]--
I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
