A large, wild dog known for being fierce and hunting livestock.
About Wolf
A wolf (Canis lupus) is a large dog-like mammal that travels in packs of up to 30 animals. From the nose to the rump, the wolf measures about .9 meters (three feet). Its drooping tail is about half a meter (18 inches) long. Its body shape is similar to some hunting dogs (such as a skinny German shepherd). The grayish-yellow pelt is coarse and short-haired.
Wolves hunt alone or in packs, usually at night (Jeremiah 5:6). Wolves have sharp hearing and sight. They rely on scent. They usually catch prey in a swift, open chase. The wolf has a reputation for boldness, fierceness, and hunger (Genesis 49:27; Habakkuk 1:8). It commonly kills more than it can eat or drag away. So, it is known for its greediness.
Key References
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
All Scripture References (13)
Genesis (1)
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
Isaiah (2)
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
Jeremiah (1)
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
Ezekiel (1)
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Habakkuk (1)
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Zephaniah (1)
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Matthew (2)
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Mark (1)
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
Luke (1)
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
John (1)
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
Acts (1)
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.