1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7casting all your care upon him, because he careth for you.
Cross References
Job 1:6Now on a certain day the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them.
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.
Isaiah 5:29Their roaring is like the roaring of the lion; They roar like young lions; They roar, and seize the prey; They bear it away, and none can rescue it.
Isaiah 50:8He that defendeth my cause is near; Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together! Who is my adversary? 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 →