1 Peter 5:8
Be sober! be watchful! Your slanderous adversary, as a roaring lion, is walking about—seeking to devour:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.
Cross References
Judges 14:5So Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath,—and they came as far as the vineyards of Timnath, when lo! a young lion, roaring to meet him.
Job 1:6Now there came a certain day, when the sons of God entered in to present themselves unto Yahweh,—so the accuser also entered, in their midst.
Psalms 104:21The young lions, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.
Proverbs 19:12The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
Isaiah 5:29A roar, hath he, like a lioness,—He will roar like wild lions—And will growl, and lay hold on prey, and carry into safety, and there be none to deliver.
Isaiah 50:8At hand, is one who can justify me. Who will contend with me? let, us stand forth together,—Who can accuse me? let him draw 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 →