Psalms 17:12

WEB

¹²He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

KJV

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

BSB

¹²like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

FBV

¹²They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.

Extra References

Psalms 7:2

²lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

1 Peter 5:8

⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Psalms 10:9

⁹He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.

2 Timothy 4:17

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Psalms 22:13

¹³They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.