Here are 100 Bible verses about Lions, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Revelation 5:5 KJV
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
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1 Peter 5:8 KJV
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Proverbs 28:1 KJV
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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Hosea 11:10 KJV
10 They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
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Proverbs 19:12 KJV
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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2 Timothy 4:17 KJV
17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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Proverbs 30:30 KJV
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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Psalm 34:10 KJV
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
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Psalm 104:21 KJV
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
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Isaiah 31:4 KJV
4 For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
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Nahum 2:12 KJV
12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
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Hosea 5:14 KJV
14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
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Genesis 49:9 KJV
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
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Psalm 17:12 KJV
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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Hebrews 11:33 KJV
33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
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Lamentations 3:10 KJV
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
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Judges 14:18 KJV
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
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Daniel 7:4 KJV
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
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Isaiah 11:6 KJV
6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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Isaiah 65:25 KJV
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
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Jeremiah 51:38 KJV
38 They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.
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Revelation 4:7 KJV
7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
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Psalm 7:2 KJV
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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Job 4:10 KJV
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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Proverbs 20:2 KJV
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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Ezekiel 10:14 KJV
14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
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Psalm 22:13 KJV
13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
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Isaiah 38:13 KJV
13 I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
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Deuteronomy 33:20 KJV
20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
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Isaiah 5:29 KJV
29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
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Jeremiah 49:19 KJV
19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
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Amos 3:8 KJV
8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
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Proverbs 22:13 KJV
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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1 Kings 13:24-28 KJV
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard …
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Jeremiah 2:15 KJV
15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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Hosea 13:8 KJV
8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
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Amos 3:7-8 KJV
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
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1 Kings 20:36 KJV
36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
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Psalm 10:9 KJV
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
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Isaiah 11:6-9 KJV
6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his …
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Revelation 1:1 KJV
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
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Job 4:11 KJV
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
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Deuteronomy 33:22 KJV
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
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Daniel 6:16-24 KJV
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the …
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Job 28:8 KJV
8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
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Joel 1:6 KJV
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
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Revelation 9:8 KJV
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
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1 Kings 13:24 KJV
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
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1 Kings 7:29 KJV
29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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Revelation 9:17 KJV
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
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Revelation 13:2 KJV
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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1 Samuel 17:34 KJV
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
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Job 10:16 KJV
16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
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Judges 14:5 KJV
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
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Revelation 11:1-19 KJV
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall …
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Psalm 91:13 KJV
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
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Proverbs 26:13 KJV
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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Micah 5:8 KJV
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
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John 1:29 KJV
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
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2 Samuel 17:10 KJV
10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
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Psalm 58:6 KJV
6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.
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Daniel 6:1-28 KJV
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him …
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Psalm 104:21-22 KJV
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
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Numbers 23:24 KJV
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
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Psalm 35:17 KJV
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
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1 Kings 10:20 KJV
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
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1 Chronicles 12:8 KJV
8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
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2 Kings 17:25 KJV
25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
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Daniel 6:7 KJV
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Proverbs 30:29-30 KJV
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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Daniel 6:24 KJV
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
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Ezekiel 19:2 KJV
2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
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2 Kings 17:25-26 KJV
25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner …
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Proverbs 28:15 KJV
15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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Daniel 6:20 KJV
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
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Isaiah 15:9 KJV
9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
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Daniel 6:19 KJV
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
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Daniel 6:12 KJV
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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2 Samuel 23:20 KJV
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
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Jeremiah 50:17 KJV
17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
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Numbers 24:9 KJV
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Job 4:10-11 KJV
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
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Daniel 6:17 KJV
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
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Hosea 13:7 KJV
7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
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Judges 14:5-9 KJV
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased …
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Jeremiah 25:38 KJV
38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
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Isaiah 30:6 KJV
6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
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Jeremiah 50:44 KJV
44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
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Daniel 6:16 KJV
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
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Job 38:39 KJV
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
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Revelation 5:2 KJV
2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
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Psalm 57:4 KJV
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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Zephaniah 3:3 KJV
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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Ezekiel 19:6 KJV
6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Daniel 6:27 KJV
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
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1 Kings 7:36 KJV
36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
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1 Kings 10:19 KJV
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
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Daniel 6:22 KJV
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
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