1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Cross References
Judges 14:5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
Job 1:6One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Isaiah 5:29Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
Isaiah 50:8The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:6-8
Humility Recommended. ( a. d. 66.) 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Having settled and explained the duty of the pastors or spiritual guides of the church, the apostle comes now to instruct the flock, I. How… Read the whole commentary →