9 Bible Verses about Animals Going Astray

"If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely bring them again to your brother. If your brother isn't near to you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it, and you shall restore it to him. So you shall do with his donkey; and so you shall do with his garment; and so you shall do with every lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost, and you have found: you may not hide yourself.

The donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

If he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

If he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.