1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the Devil walks around as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
7having cast all your care on Him, because He cares for you.
Cross References
Judges 14:5And Samson goes down—also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come to the vineyards of Timnath, and behold, a lion’s whelp roars at meeting him,
Job 1:6And the day is, that sons of God come to station themselves by YHWH, and there also comes Satan in their midst.
Psalms 104:21The young lions are roaring for prey, || And to seek their food from God.
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, || And his goodwill as dew on the herb.
Isaiah 5:29Its roaring [is] like a lioness, || It roars like young lions, || And it howls, and seizes prey, || And carries away safely, and there is none delivering.
Isaiah 50:8Near [is] He who is justifying Me, || Who contends with Me? We stand together, who [is] My opponent? Let him come near to 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 →