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Be sober: see 1Pe_1:13 4:7: q.d. Ye have to do with a mad enemy, a raging devil; ye had need yourselves be sober; not only in meats and drinks, &c., but as to the cares of this life, and whatsoever it is that is apt to intoxicate your minds, and expose you to him.
Be vigilant; spiritually watchful and circumspect, careful of your salvation, and aware of Satan’s snares and temptations, Mat_24:42 Mat_25:13 26:41 1Th_5:6.
Because your adversary; or, that adversary of yours; he that contends with you, is plaintiff against you, Mat_5:25 Luk_12:58. It answers to the Hebrew word Satan, Zec_3:1.
The devil; your accuser, he that maligns you, calumniates you, informs against you: he is so called, Mat_4:1 13:39, and elsewhere, because of his accusing God to men, Gen_3:4,5, and men to God, Job_1:7 2:2 Rev_12:10, as well as each to other, Joh_8:44.
As a roaring lion; i.e. strong, fierce, cruel, especially when hungry, and seeking his prey and roaring after it.
Walketh about; is diligent and restless in his attempts, either by circumventing or assaulting you: see Job_1:7.
Seeking whom he may devour; not lightly hurt, but swallow up and utterly destroy, by himself or his instruments.