8 Bible Verses about Bears

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1 Samuel 17:34

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Daniel 7:5

And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Revelation 13:2

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

Isaiah 11:7

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Job 9:9

That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

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Animals » Names of » Bears

1 Samuel 17:34

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

2 Kings 2:24

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

More verses: Isaiah 11:7

Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments

Lamentations 3:10

He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.

Hosea 13:8

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Bears » Often attacks men

2 Kings 2:24

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

Amos 5:19

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Bears » Described as » Cunning

Lamentations 3:10

He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.

Bears » Miraculously killed by david

1 Samuel 17:36-37

Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. And David said, Jehovah that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and Jehovah shall be with thee.

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of antiChrist

Revelation 13:2

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

Bears » Illustrative of » Wicked rulers

Bears » Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd

1 Samuel 17:34

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

Bears » Growls when annoyed

Isaiah 59:11

We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

Bears » Inhabits woods

2 Kings 2:24

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man

Isaiah 11:7

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of the medes

Daniel 7:5

And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Bears » Described as » Voracious

Daniel 7:5

And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Bears » Described as » Cruel

Amos 5:19

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

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