46 Bible Verses about Taking Care Of The Earth

You visit the earth and water it abundantly,
enriching it greatly.
God’s stream is filled with water,
for You prepare the earth in this way,
providing people with grain.

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

Earth, earth, earth,
hear the word of the Lord!

for the earth is the Lord’s, and all that is in it.

Those who see you will stare at you;
they will look closely at you:
“Is this the man who caused the earth to tremble,
who shook the kingdoms,

what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?

Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”

and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: there are righteous people who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked people who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

I, Yahweh, watch over it;
I water it regularly.
I guard it night and day
so that no one disturbs it.

For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.

He will stand and shepherd them
in the strength of Yahweh,
in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.
They will live securely,
for then His greatness will extend
to the ends of the earth.

The heavens are the Lord’s,
but the earth He has given to the human race.

But water would come out of the ground and water the entire surface of the land.

Do you know the laws of heaven?
Can you impose its authority on earth?

to bring rain on an uninhabited land,
on a desert with no human life,

The Lord is good to everyone;
His compassion rests on all He has made.

God, be exalted above the heavens;
let Your glory be over the whole earth.

My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

“For this is what the Lord God says: See, I Myself will search for My flock and look for them.

If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you—you of little faith?

God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.

They will lick the dust like a snake;
they will come trembling out of their hiding places
like reptiles slithering on the ground.
They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God;
they will stand in awe of You.

God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you,

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.

The gentle are blessed,
for they will inherit the earth.

who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?

He protects His flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.

The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, to be fed there for 1,260 days.

for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth—everything having the breath of life in it. I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
let your widows trust in Me.

Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds?

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was fed for a time, times, and half a time.

For I assure you: Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass from the law until all things are accomplished.

It is a land the Lord your God cares for. He is always watching over it from the beginning to the end of the year.

Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

“I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.