8 Bible Verses about Bears

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1 Samuel 17:34

Then said David unto Saul, "As thy servant kept his father's sheep, there came a Lion and likewise a Bear, and took a sheep out of the flock.

2 Samuel 17:8

For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.

Proverbs 17:12

It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

Proverbs 28:15

Like as a roaring lion and a hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people.

Daniel 7:5

Behold, the second beast was like a Bear, and stood upon the one side. Among his teeth in his mouth he had three great long teeth, and it was said unto him, 'Arise, eat up, much flesh.'

Revelation 13:2

And the beast which I saw, was like a cat of the mountain, 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 seat, and great authority:

Isaiah 11:7

The cow and the Bear shall feed together, and their young ones shall lie together. The Lion shall eat straw like the ox, or the cow.

Job 9:9

"He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

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Animals » Names of » Bears

1 Samuel 17:34

Then said David unto Saul, "As thy servant kept his father's sheep, there came a Lion and likewise a Bear, and took a sheep out of the flock.

2 Samuel 17:8

For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.

2 Kings 2:24

And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.

Proverbs 17:12

It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

Proverbs 28:15

Like as a roaring lion and a hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people.

More verses: Isaiah 11:7

Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments

Lamentations 3:10

{Daleth} He layeth wait for me like a Bear, and as a lion in a hole.

Hosea 13:8

I will come upon them as a she bear, that is robbed of her whelps, and I will break that stubborn heart of theirs. There will I devour them as a lion: yea the wild beast shall tear them.

Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young

2 Samuel 17:8

For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.

Proverbs 17:12

It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

Bears » Often attacks men

2 Kings 2:24

And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.

Amos 5:19

Yea, like as when a man runneth from a lion, and a bear meeteth with him; or when he cometh into the house, and leaneth his hand upon the wall, a serpent biteth him.

Bears » Described as » Cunning

Lamentations 3:10

{Daleth} He layeth wait for me like a Bear, and as a lion in a hole.

Bears » Miraculously killed by david

1 Samuel 17:36-37

For both a Lion and also a Bear hath thy servant slain. And this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, for his railing on the host of the living God." And David spake moreover, "The LORD that delivered me out of the hands of the Lion and out of the hands of the Bear, he shall deliver me also out of the hands of the Philistine." Then said Saul to David, "Go, and the LORD be with thee."

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of antiChrist

Revelation 13:2

And the beast which I saw, was like a cat of the mountain, 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 seat, and great authority:

Bears » Illustrative of » Wicked rulers

Proverbs 28:15

Like as a roaring lion and a hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people.

Bears » Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd

1 Samuel 17:34

Then said David unto Saul, "As thy servant kept his father's sheep, there came a Lion and likewise a Bear, and took a sheep out of the flock.

Bears » Growls when annoyed

Isaiah 59:11

We roar all like Bears, and mourn still like doves. We look for equity, but there is none; for health, but it is far from us.

Bears » Inhabits woods

2 Kings 2:24

And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.

Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man

Isaiah 11:7

The cow and the Bear shall feed together, and their young ones shall lie together. The Lion shall eat straw like the ox, or the cow.

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of the medes

Daniel 7:5

Behold, the second beast was like a Bear, and stood upon the one side. Among his teeth in his mouth he had three great long teeth, and it was said unto him, 'Arise, eat up, much flesh.'

Bears » Described as » Voracious

Daniel 7:5

Behold, the second beast was like a Bear, and stood upon the one side. Among his teeth in his mouth he had three great long teeth, and it was said unto him, 'Arise, eat up, much flesh.'

Bears » Described as » Cruel

Amos 5:19

Yea, like as when a man runneth from a lion, and a bear meeteth with him; or when he cometh into the house, and leaneth his hand upon the wall, a serpent biteth him.

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