Bible Dictionary: Lion: Proverb of

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Ecclesiastes 9:4
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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A String of Pearls
... now. The proverb warns that it is no trifle to rouse the lion from his lair,
and that when he begins to growl there is danger. The ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a string of pearls.htm

One Lion Two Lions no Lion at All
... The lion was his friend ... It is an old proverb, that lazy people generally take the
most trouble, and so they do; and when men are unwilling to come to Christ it ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/one lion two lions no.htm

Letter ix. To Maximus the Philosopher.
... 1. Speech is really an image of mind: so I have learned to know you from your letters,
just as the proverb tells us we may know "the lion from his claws." [1873 ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter ix to maximus the.htm

The Wrath of God
... Hast thou an arm like God?' Job 40:9. [2] God's wrath is terrible. The Spanish
proverb is, The lion is not so fierce as he is painted. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the ten commandments/3 3 the wrath of god.htm

That Christ is Both Man and God, Compounded of Both Natures, that ...
... He couched and lay down as a lion, and as a lion's whelp. ... English (qv) gives the
more literal reading, which the Septuagint treats as a proverb, unfolding its ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/10 that christ is both.htm

Solomon
... It was still more a proverb among the old Rabbis, the lawyers and scribes of the ...
wood from Ophir, and its sea of molten brass; of his ivory lion-throne, and ...
/.../kingsley/the water of life and other sermons/sermon xi solomon.htm

The victory of Unarmed Faith
... He made an experimental syllogism, and from most practical premises (major a lion,
minor a bear ... if he was a dog; and any stick will do, as the proverb says, to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the victory of unarmed faith.htm

Physical Characteristics.
... His Eyes were lion-like (Cedren.), piercingly bright (Paneg.313, c.19; also Eumen ...
But the very proverb on which Victor bases this interpretation would seem to ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/section 3 physical characteristics.htm

On Reading this Epistle, Marcellus, with the Kindest Consideration ...
... The text gives infrendebat; the Codex Bobiensis has infringebat.[It seems to be
a proverb, and I have so marked it. We should say, "he chafed like a lion," etc ...
/.../6 on reading this epistle.htm

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... us that, under the future reign of the Messiah, the wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
the leopard lie down with the kid, the lion eat straw ... (6.) A proverb is a ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxv the figurative language.htm

Subtopics

Lion

Lion of a Ruler's Anger

Lion of Divine Judgments

Lion of Satan

Lion used for the Torture of Criminals

Lion: An Unnamed Person Killed By

Lion: Disobedient Prophet Killed By

Lion: Fierceness of

Lion: Instincts of, in Taking Prey

Lion: Kept in Captivity

Lion: Killed by Benaiah