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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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

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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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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

Lion: Killed by David

Lion: Killed by Saints

Lion: Killed by Samson

Lion: King of Beasts

Lion: Lair of, in the Jungles

Lion: Parable of

Lion: Proverb of

Lion: Samson's Riddle Concerning

Lion: Sent As Judgment Upon the Samaritans

Lion: Strength of

Lion: Symbolical

Lion: Symbolical: Margin)

Lion: The Bases in the Temple Ornamented by Mouldings of

Lion: The Roaring of

Lion: Twelve Statues of, on the Stairs Leading to Solomon's Throne

The Lion of Boldness of Saints

The Lion of Brave Men

The Lion of Christ

The Lion of Cruel and Powerful Enemies

The Lion of God in Executing Judgments

The Lion of God in Protecting his Church

The Lion of Imaginary Fears of the Slothful

The Lion of Israel

The Lion of Persecutors

The Lion of the Devil

The Lion of the Tribe of Gad

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah

The Lion: (Roaring of) a King's Wrath

The Lion: (Tamed) the Natural Man Subdued by Grace

The Lion: A Swarm of Bees Found in the Carcass of, by Samson

The Lion: Active

The Lion: Attacks and Destroys Men

The Lion: Attacks the Sheepfolds

The Lion: Canaan Infested By

The Lion: Conceals Itself by Day

The Lion: Courageous

The Lion: Criminals often Thrown To

The Lion: Disobedient Prophet Slain By

The Lion: Fearless Even of Man

The Lion: Fierce

The Lion: God Provides For

The Lion: God's Power Exhibited in Restraining

The Lion: Greatness of Its Teeth Alluded To

The Lion: Hunting of, Alluded To

The Lion: Inhabits: Deserts

The Lion: Inhabits: Forests

The Lion: Inhabits: Mountains

The Lion: Inhabits: Thickets

The Lion: Lurks for Its Prey

The Lion: Majestic in Movement

The Lion: Often Carries Its Prey to Its Den

The Lion: Often Perishes for Lack of Food

The Lion: Rends Its Prey

The Lion: Roars when Seeking Prey

The Lion: Slain by Benaiah

The Lion: Slain by David

The Lion: Slain by Samson

The Lion: Superior in Strength

The Lion: Universal Terror Caused by Roaring of

The Lion: Voracious

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