8 Bible Verses about Bears

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1 Samuel 17:34

Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father's sheep, - and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;

2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said - Thou, knowest thy father and his men - that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, - thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

Daniel 7:5

And, lo! another wild beast, a second, resembling a bear, and, on one side, was it raised up, with three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth, - and, thus, were they saying to it, Rise! devour much flesh.

Revelation 13:2

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

Isaiah 11:7

And the cow, with the bear shall find pasture, Together, shall their young ones, lie down, - And, the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw;

Job 9:9

Who made the Bear, the Giant and the Cluster, and the chambers of the south;

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Animals » Names of » Bears

1 Samuel 17:34

Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father's sheep, - and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;

2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said - Thou, knowest thy father and his men - that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, - thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

2 Kings 2:24

And, when he turned round and saw them, he cursed them, in the name of Yahweh, - and there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare, of them, forty-two youths.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

More verses: Isaiah 11:7

Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments

Lamentations 3:10

A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;

Hosea 13:8

I will fall upon them as a bear bereaved, and will read asunder the enclosure of their heart, - that I may devour them there, like a lioness, the wild beast of the field, shall tear them in pieces.

Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young

2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said - Thou, knowest thy father and his men - that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, - thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

Bears » Often attacks men

2 Kings 2:24

And, when he turned round and saw them, he cursed them, in the name of Yahweh, - and there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare, of them, forty-two youths.

Amos 5:19

As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and there should meet him - a bear! or he should have entered the house, and leaned his hand upon the wall, and there should bite him - a serpent!

Bears » Described as » Cunning

Lamentations 3:10

A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;

Bears » Miraculously killed by david

1 Samuel 17:36-37

Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear, - and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God. And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David - Go! and, Yahweh, will 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, as of a bear, and, his mouth, as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave unto 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

Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father's sheep, - and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;

Bears » Growls when annoyed

Isaiah 59:11

We growl like bears all of us, And, like doves, do we, mournfully coo, - We wait For justice, and there is none, For salvation it is far from us!

Bears » Inhabits woods

2 Kings 2:24

And, when he turned round and saw them, he cursed them, in the name of Yahweh, - and there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare, of them, forty-two youths.

Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man

Isaiah 11:7

And the cow, with the bear shall find pasture, Together, shall their young ones, lie down, - And, the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw;

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of the medes

Daniel 7:5

And, lo! another wild beast, a second, resembling a bear, and, on one side, was it raised up, with three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth, - and, thus, were they saying to it, Rise! devour much flesh.

Bears » Described as » Voracious

Daniel 7:5

And, lo! another wild beast, a second, resembling a bear, and, on one side, was it raised up, with three ribs in its mouth, between its teeth, - and, thus, were they saying to it, Rise! devour much flesh.

Bears » Described as » Cruel

Amos 5:19

As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and there should meet him - a bear! or he should have entered the house, and leaned his hand upon the wall, and there should bite him - a serpent!

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