1 Peter 5:8

New Century Version

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat.

Cross References

Esther 7:6

Esther said, “Our enemy and foe is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was filled with terror before the king and queen.

Job 2:2

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “I have been wandering around the earth, going back and forth in it.”

Psalm 104:21

The lions roar as they attack. They look to God for food.

Psalm 109:6

They say about me, “Have an evil person work against him, and let an accuser stand against him.

Proverbs 19:12

An angry king is like a roaring lion, but his kindness is like the dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

An angry king is like a roaring lion. Making him angry may cost you your life.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Isaiah 50:8

He shows that I am innocent, and he is close to me. So who can accuse me? If there is someone, let us go to court together. If someone wants to prove I have done wrong, he should come and tell me.

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies have roared like lions at Israel; they have growled at Israel. They have destroyed the land of Israel. The cities of Israel lie in ruins, and all the people have left.

Jeremiah 51:38

Babylon’s people roar like young lions; they growl like baby lions.

Ezekiel 19:7

He tore down their strong places and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it were terrified by the sound of his roar.

Ezekiel 22:25

Like a roaring lion that tears the animal it has caught, Israel’s rulers make evil plans. They have destroyed lives and have taken treasure and valuable things. They have caused many women to become widows.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king commanded that the men who had accused Daniel be brought to the lions’ den. They, their wives, and their children were thrown into the den. The lions grabbed them before they hit the floor of the den and crushed their bones.

Hosea 11:10

They will go after the Lord, and he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will hurry to him from the west.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack like a bear robbed of her cubs, ripping their bodies open. I will devour them like a lion and tear them apart like a wild animal.

Joel 3:16

The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem; his loud voice will thunder from that city, and the sky and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a safe place for his people, a strong place of safety for the people of Israel.

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord will roar from Jerusalem; he will send his voice from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds will become dry, and even the top of Mount Carmel will dry up.”

Amos 3:4

A lion in the forest does not roar unless it has caught an animal; it does not growl in its den when it has caught nothing.

Amos 3:8

The lion has roared! Who wouldn’t be afraid? The Lord God has spoken. Who will not prophesy?

Zechariah 11:3

Listen to the shepherds crying because their rich pastures are destroyed. Listen to the lions roaring because the lovely land of the Jordan River is ruined.

Zechariah 3:1

Then he showed me Joshua, the high priest, standing in front of the Lord’s angel. And Satan was standing by Joshua’s right side to accuse him.

Matthew 13:39

And the enemy who planted the bad seed is the devil. The harvest time is the end of the age, and the workers who gather are God’s angels.

Matthew 24:42

“So always be ready, because you don’t know the day your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

Matthew 4:11

So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took care of him.

Mark 4:15

Sometimes the teaching falls on the road. This is like the people who hear the teaching of God, but Satan quickly comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 22:31

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to test all of you as a farmer sifts his wheat.

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Corinthians 2:11

I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us, because we know very well what Satan’s plans are.

Ephesians 4:27

Do not give the devil a way to defeat you.

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil’s evil tricks.

1 Timothy 2:15

But she will be saved through having children if she continues in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

1 Timothy 2:9

Also, women should wear proper clothes that show respect and self-control, not using braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes.

1 Timothy 3:11

In the same way, women must be respected by others. They must not speak evil of others. They must be self-controlled and trustworthy in everything.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer must not give people a reason to criticize him, and he must have only one wife. He must be self-controlled, wise, respected by others, ready to welcome guests, and able to teach.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength so I could fully tell the Good News to all those who are not Jews. So I was saved from the lion’s mouth.

Titus 1:8

Overseers must be ready to welcome guests, love what is good, be wise, live right, and be holy and self-controlled.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.

Titus 2:2

Teach older men to be self-controlled, serious, wise, strong in faith, in love, and in patience.

Titus 2:4

Then they can teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus 2:6

In the same way, encourage young men to be wise.

James 4:7

So give yourselves completely to God. Stand against the devil, and the devil will run from you.

1 Peter 1:13

So prepare your minds for service and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ is shown to you.

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So think clearly and control yourselves so you will be able to pray.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have now come. The accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accused them day and night before our God, has been thrown down.

Revelation 12:12

So rejoice, you heavens and all who live there! But it will be terrible for the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with anger, because he knows he does not have much time.”

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 20:10

And Satan, who tricked them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with the beast and the false prophet. There they will be punished day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:2

The angel grabbed the dragon, that old snake who is the devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years.

Judges 14:5

Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, as far as the vineyard near there. Suddenly, a young lion came roaring toward Samson!