The word in Scripture

Lion in the Bible

The word lion appears 104 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The lion is the picture of royal strength and courage. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What lion means in the Bible

The lion is the picture of royal strength and courage.

Where the word lion appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word lion appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.”Psalms 17:12

“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”Psalms 91:13

“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”Proverbs 20:2

“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”Proverbs 26:13

“And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”Isaiah 11:7

“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.”Isaiah 65:25

“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”Revelation 5:5

“And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.”Revelation 10:3