55 Bible Verses about Insects
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"'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you. Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.read more.
But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.
All winged creeping things are unclean to you: they shall not be eaten.
After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
Now therefore, don't let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains."
Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth.
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in the same way: but my salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;
"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is;
There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust.
I will send the hornet before you, which will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before you.
Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.
I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left." Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
They shall cut down her forest, says Yahweh, though it can't be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.
though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;
How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.
Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.
They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don't say, 'Enough:'
Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,
Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.
"There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer. The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.read more.
The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks. You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;
For they came up with their livestock and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.
From Thematic Bible
Insects » Locusts » Moths
"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Insects » Flies
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
Insects » Bees
The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.
After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
Insects » Grasshoppers » Hornets
I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.
I will send the hornet before you, which will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before you.
Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Fly
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth.
Insects » Fed by God
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Grasshopper
Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
For they came up with their livestock and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it.
Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Bee
After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
Insects » Locusts » Spiders
They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Moth
How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Ant
Insects » Ants
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Lice
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Caterpillar
Your spoil will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.
He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Spider
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Cankerworm
What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.
There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust. You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away.
Insects » Clean and unclean (ceremonially speaking)
All winged creeping things are unclean to you: they shall not be eaten.
Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper. But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you. read more.
"'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening. Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Earthworm
They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, and will be afraid because of you.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Palmerworm
What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.
"I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.
Insects » Divided into » Unclean and abominable
But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you. "'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.
Insects » Divided into » Clean and fit for food
Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Hornet
Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Bald locust
Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Locust
Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left." Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Beetle
Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
Insects » Created by God
God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;" and it was so. God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Flea
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
Insects » Fleas
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Gnat
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Insects » Gnats
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Maggot
Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.
