KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Fierce predatory animals. Sense 2: By figure, destroyers.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Ezekiel 22:27
Complete exact-word concordance
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolues rauening the praye, to shed blood, and to destroy soules, to get dishonest gaine.
1611 marginal noteMic.3.11 zeph. 3.3.
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more fierce then the euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate.
1611 marginal noteHeb. sharp.
1611 marginal noteZeph.3.3.
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Her princes within her are roaring lyons; her Iudges are euening wolues, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
1611 marginal noteEzek.22.27. mic.3.11.
¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
¶ Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.
¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
¶ Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and harmelesse as doues.
1611 marginal noteOr, simple.
1611 marginal noteLuk. 10.3.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Go your wayes: Behold, I send you forth as lambes among wolues.
1611 marginal noteMat. 10.16.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grieuous wolues enter in among you, not sparing the flocke.
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