8 Bible Verses about Bears

Most Relevant Verses

1 Samuel 17:34

David replied to Saul: I am a shepherd for my father's sheep. When a lion or a bear comes and carries off a sheep from the flock,

2 Samuel 17:8

You know your father and his followers are mighty warriors. They are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars. He will not spend the night with the others.

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs then a fool in his foolishness.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.

Daniel 7:5

Look, a second beast, like a BEAR. It was raised up on one side. Three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said to it, 'Arise and devour much flesh.'

Revelation 13:2

The beast I saw looked like a leopard. His feet were like the feet of a bear. His mouth was like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

Isaiah 11:7

Also the cow and the bear will graze. Their young will lie down together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.

Job 9:9

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

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Animals » Names of » Bears

1 Samuel 17:34

David replied to Saul: I am a shepherd for my father's sheep. When a lion or a bear comes and carries off a sheep from the flock,

2 Samuel 17:8

You know your father and his followers are mighty warriors. They are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars. He will not spend the night with the others.

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around and glared at them. He cursed them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs then a fool in his foolishness.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.

More verses: Isaiah 11:7

Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments

Lamentations 3:10

He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.

Hosea 13:8

Like a bear that has lost her cubs, I will attack you. I will rip you open. Like a lion I will devour you. Like a wild animal I will tear you apart.

Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young

2 Samuel 17:8

You know your father and his followers are mighty warriors. They are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars. He will not spend the night with the others.

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs then a fool in his foolishness.

Bears » Often attacks men

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around and glared at them. He cursed them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Amos 5:19

Like a man who ran from a lion, and a bear met him! So he 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 like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.

Bears » Miraculously killed by david

1 Samuel 17:36-37

I have killed lions and bears. I will do the same to this heathen Philistine. He has defied the army of the living God. Jehovah saved me from lions and bears. He will save me from this Philistine. Saul answered: Go and Jehovah be with you.

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of antiChrist

Revelation 13:2

The beast I saw looked like a leopard. His feet were like the feet of a bear. His mouth was like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

Bears » Illustrative of » Wicked rulers

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.

Bears » Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd

1 Samuel 17:34

David replied to Saul: I am a shepherd for my father's sheep. When a lion or a bear comes and carries off a sheep from the flock,

Bears » Growls when annoyed

Isaiah 59:11

We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it is far from us.

Bears » Inhabits woods

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around and glared at them. He cursed them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man

Isaiah 11:7

Also the cow and the bear will graze. Their young will lie down together. And the lion will eat straw like the ox.

Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of the medes

Daniel 7:5

Look, a second beast, like a BEAR. It was raised up on one side. Three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said to it, 'Arise and devour much flesh.'

Bears » Described as » Voracious

Daniel 7:5

Look, a second beast, like a BEAR. It was raised up on one side. Three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. They said to it, 'Arise and devour much flesh.'

Bears » Described as » Cruel

Amos 5:19

Like a man who ran from a lion, and a bear met him! So he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

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