9 Bible Verses about Animals Going Astray

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him

If you see your brother's ox or his sheep wandering, do not go by without helping, but take them back to your brother. If their owner is not near, or if you are not certain who he is, then take the beast to your house and keep it till its owner comes in search of it, and then you are to give it back to him. Do the same with his ass or his robe or anything which has gone from your brother's keeping and which you have come across: do not keep it to yourself.

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.

Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one? And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.

I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.

Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.

And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.