1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.
Cross References
Judges 14:5And Samson goeth down — also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion's whelp roareth at meeting him,
Job 1:6And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
Psalms 104:21The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
Proverbs 19:12The wrath of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.
Isaiah 5:29Its roaring [is] like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.
Isaiah 50:8Near [is] He who is justifying me, Who doth contend with me? We stand together, who [is] mine opponent? Let him come nigh unto 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 →