# Is “The lion will lie down with the lamb” in the Bible?

> No. “The lion will lie down with the lamb” is not a Bible verse. It is a misquote of Isaiah 11:6.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/the-lion-will-lie-down-with-the-lamb
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.

A misquote of Isaiah 11:6. Origin: A blend of Isaiah 11:6 and Isaiah 65:25.

## The verse it misquotes

> The wolf will stay as a guest with the lamb, the leopard will bed down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling will be together, and a little boy will drive them along.
>
> — [Isaiah 11:6](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/11#6) (Lumin Translation)

## What the Bible says instead

> The wolf will stay as a guest with the lamb, the leopard will bed down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling will be together, and a little boy will drive them along.
>
> — [Isaiah 11:6](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/11#6) (Lumin Translation)

> The wolf and the lamb will graze together; the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain, says Yahweh.
>
> — [Isaiah 65:25](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/65#25) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “The lion will lie down with the lamb” in the Bible?

No. “The lion will lie down with the lamb” is not a Bible verse. It is a misquote of Isaiah 11:6. In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.

### Where does “The lion will lie down with the lamb” come from?

A blend of Isaiah 11:6 and Isaiah 65:25.

### What does the Bible say instead?

Read Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25. In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.

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