9 Bible Verses about Animals Going Astray

"If you encounter your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him.

When you see your neighbor's ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; you must return it without fail to your neighbor. If the owner does not live near you or you do not know who the owner is, then you must corral the animal at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him. You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved.

And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. But Balaam beat the donkey, to make her turn back to the road.

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.