# Where is “The wolf will live with the lamb” in the Bible?

> “The wolf will live with the lamb” is Isaiah 11:6.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/the-wolf-will-live-with-the-lamb
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

The prophet Isaiah says it, describing the reign of a king from David’s family.

## The verse

> 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)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

It is a picture of peace under that king: hunters and prey resting together, led by a child. People often say “the lion will lie down with the lamb.” In the verse the lamb’s companion is the wolf.

## Also in the Bible

> 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

### Where is “The wolf will live with the lamb” in the Bible?

“The wolf will live with the lamb” is Isaiah 11:6. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The prophet Isaiah says it, describing the reign of a king from David’s family.

### Is “The wolf will live with the lamb” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Isaiah 11:6, and also Isaiah 65:25. In the Lumin Translation, Isaiah 11:6 reads: “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.”

### Who said “The wolf will live with the lamb”?

The prophet Isaiah says it, describing the reign of a king from David’s family.

### What does “The wolf will live with the lamb” mean in the Bible?

It is a picture of peace under that king: hunters and prey resting together, led by a child. People often say “the lion will lie down with the lamb.” In the verse the lamb’s companion is the wolf.

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