10 Bible Verses about Instinct

Most Relevant Verses

2 Peter 2:12

But these men, like irrational animals -- creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed -- do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,

Proverbs 1:17

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Proverbs 6:7

It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

Jude 1:10

But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.

Proverbs 6:7-8

It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.

Proverbs 30:25

ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;

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Instinct » Of animals

Proverbs 1:17

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Instinct » Of birds

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

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