1 Peter 5:8

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Be sober{G3525}{(G5657)}, be vigilant{G1127}{(G5657)}; because{G3754} your{G5216} adversary{G476} the devil{G1228}, as{G5613} a roaring{G5612}{(G5740)} lion{G3023}, walketh about{G4043}{(G5719)}, seeking{G2212}{(G5723)} whom{G5101} he may devour{G2666}{(G5632)}:

Strong's King James

(8) Be self controlled, be alert, your opponent, an accusing-devil, walks and roars like a lion, looking for someone to swallow up.

The F.O.G

[8] Stay alert! Watch out! Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, desperately hunting for someone to devour.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

Young's Literal Translation

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1 Peter 5:8

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1 Peter 5:8