13 Bible Verses about Wolves
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And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.
And the beasts of the waste places will come together with the jackals, and the evil spirits will be crying to one another, even the night-spirit will come and make her resting-place there.
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
Benjamin is a wolf, searching for meat: in the morning he takes his food, and in the evening he makes division of what he has taken.
Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
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Names » Of the wicked » Wolves
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
Her rulers in her are like wolves violently taking their food; putting men to death and causing the destruction of souls, so that they may get their profit.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.
And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
Wolves » Particularly fierce in the evening when it seeks its prey
And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.
And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
Benjamin is a wolf, searching for meat: in the morning he takes his food, and in the evening he makes division of what he has taken.
Wolves » Rapacious nature of
Benjamin is a wolf, searching for meat: in the morning he takes his food, and in the evening he makes division of what he has taken.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
Wolves » Destructive to flocks of sheep
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
Wolves » Wolves, a type of the wicked
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
