Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbols

Canines in a dream

Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa

Also: Canine tooth, Canine teeth, Pointy teeth, Pointy tooth, Pointed teeth, Pointed tooth

What it means

PROTECT — how you defend and assert yourself. Pointed teeth grip, tear and pierce: they speak of tenacity, of how tightly you hold your convictions, defend your territory and press through a stubborn barrier.

Assertion and tenacity

Defence of what is yours

The force of will with which you secure your position

✦ When it is positive

  • Standing firm and defending what is yours
  • Tenacity in holding to your convictions

⚠ When it is a warning

  • Being challenged, pressured or guarded against

How to tell the difference

UPPER POINTED TEETH = how you are being challenged, pressured, or guarded against. LOWER POINTED TEETH = how you defend yourself, assert yourself, or fight for what is yours. A pointed tooth that breaks, falls or grows speaks to your defence and resolve. Breaking = damage or weakening, falling = removal or loss, growing = development or increase.

Scripture

Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 3:7 (WEB)

Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.

Psalm 58:6 (WEB)

I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

Job 29:17 (WEB)

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

Proverbs 30:14 (WEB)

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