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1 Peter 5:8


KJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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NKJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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NASB
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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NIV
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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Amp.
Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
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Wuest
Be of a sober mind, be watchful. Your adversary who is a slanderer, namely, the devil, as a lion roaring in fierce hunger, is constantly walking about, always seeking someone to be devouring.
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Phps.
Be self-controlled and vigilant always, for your enemy the devil is always about, prowling like a lion roaring for its prey.
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Wms.
Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Advice to New Believers - Neil Girrard
  2. Afterword; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  3. Follow the Right Gospel; Cry in the Wilderness - Keith Green
  4. Know Your Enemy; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  5. Leadership and Unity - Neil Girrard
  6. Most Needed Questions - Neil Girrard
  7. No Place for the Devil - Neil Girrard
  8. 11. Organization: Necessary and Dangerous (Part 3) ; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  9. 16. The Perils of the Preacher (Part 3); The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  10. Three Parables - Neil Girrard
  11. III: Walking in the Light; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  12. Wolves: How to Spot a False Shepherd - Neil Girrard
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