The Lion
47 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
33 sections
- (Roaring of) a King's Wrath
- (Tamed) the Natural Man Subdued by Grace
- A Swarm of Bees Found in the Carcass of, by Samson
- Active
- Attacks and Destroys Men
- Attacks the Sheepfolds
- Canaan Infested By
- Conceals Itself by Day
- Courageous
- Criminals often Thrown To
- Disobedient Prophet Slain By
- Fearless Even of Man
- Fierce
- God Provides For
- God's Power Exhibited in Restraining
- Greatness of Its Teeth Alluded To
- Hunting of, Alluded To
- Inhabits: Deserts
- Inhabits: Forests
- Inhabits: Mountains
- Inhabits: Thickets
- Lurks for Its Prey
- Majestic in Movement
- Often Carries Its Prey to Its Den
- Often Perishes for Lack of Food
- Rends Its Prey
- Roars when Seeking Prey
- Slain by Benaiah
- Slain by David
- Slain by Samson
- Superior in Strength
- Universal Terror Caused by Roaring of
- Voracious
(Roaring of) a King's Wrath
- Proverbs 19:12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 20:2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
(Tamed) the Natural Man Subdued by Grace
- Isaiah 11:7 The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
- Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
A Swarm of Bees Found in the Carcass of, by Samson
- Judges 14:8 When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
Active
- Deuteronomy 33:22 Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
Attacks and Destroys Men
- 1 Kings 13:24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
- 1 Kings 20:36 Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
Attacks the Sheepfolds
- 1 Samuel 17:34 David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
- Amos 3:12 This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
- Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to …
Canaan Infested By
- 2 Kings 17:25–26 Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. …
Conceals Itself by Day
- Psalm 104:22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Courageous
- 2 Samuel 17:10 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
Criminals often Thrown To
- Daniel 6:7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, …
- Daniel 6:16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
- Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions— they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them …
Disobedient Prophet Slain By
- 1 Kings 13:24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.
- 1 Kings 13:26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him, …
Fearless Even of Man
- Isaiah 31:4 For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey — and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor — so the …
- Nahum 2:11 Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?
Fierce
God Provides For
- Job 38:39 Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
- Psalm 104:21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- Psalm 104:28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
God's Power Exhibited in Restraining
- 1 Kings 13:28 and he went and found the body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.
- Daniel 6:22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
- Daniel 6:27 He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Greatness of Its Teeth Alluded To
- Psalm 58:6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Joel 1:6 For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
Hunting of, Alluded To
- Job 10:16 Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
Inhabits: Deserts
- Isaiah 30:6 This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of …
Inhabits: Forests
- Jeremiah 5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are …
Inhabits: Mountains
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Inhabits: Thickets
- Jeremiah 4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
Lurks for Its Prey
- Psalm 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Majestic in Movement
- Proverbs 30:29–30 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: …
Often Carries Its Prey to Its Den
- Nahum 2:12 The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
Often Perishes for Lack of Food
- Job 4:11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Rends Its Prey
- Deuteronomy 33:20 Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
- Psalm 7:2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Roars when Seeking Prey
- Psalm 104:21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- Isaiah 31:4 For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey — and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor — so the …
Slain by Benaiah
- 2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
Slain by David
- 1 Samuel 17:35–36 I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. …
Slain by Samson
- Judges 14:5–6 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, …
Superior in Strength
- Judges 14:18 Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
- Proverbs 30:30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
Universal Terror Caused by Roaring of
- Jeremiah 2:15 The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.
- Amos 3:8 The lion has roared — who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken — who will not prophesy?
Voracious
- Psalm 17:12 like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.