68 Bible Verses about Animals
From Thematic Bible
Animals » Lions » Sheep
Animals » Names of » Deer
Animals » Beasts symbolical
And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet were cast; and they shall be tormented, day and night, forever and ever.
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down, and worshiped God, Who sitteth on the throne, saying, "Amen! Hallelujah!"
And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,
Animals » Names of » Camels
Animals » Names of » Bullocks, as offerings
Animals » Lions » Characteristics of
Animals » Names of » Cattle
Animals » Names of » Dogs
Animals » God's care of
For in the law of Moses it has been written, "You shall not muzzle an ox while treading out the grain." Doth God care for the oxen?
Behold the fowls of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye much more valuable than they?
"Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them! Of how much more value are ye than the birds!
Animals » Names of » Asses, beasts of burden
Animals » Names of » Dragons
Animals » Lions » Swine
"Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them down with their feet; and, turning, rend you.
Animals » Laws concerning
Animals » Names of » Leopards
Animals » Names of » Bears
Animals » Instincts of
Animals » Names of » Horses
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Animals » Habits of
Animals » Names of » Foxes
And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."
Animals » Names of » Lambs, for offerings
Animals » Lions » Mules
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Animals » Homes of
And He was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts; and the angels were ministering to Him.
Animals » Lions » Unicorn
Animals » Sent in judgment
Animals » Clean and unclean
and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth; in which were all the four-footed beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the heaven. And there came a voice to him, "Arising, Peter, kill and eat." read more.
But Peter said, "By no means, Lord! because never at any time did I eat anything common or unclean." And a voice came to him again, a second time, "What God cleansed, count not common."
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Animals » Cruelty to
Animals » Man's dominion over the natural world
For every nature, both of wild beasts and birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed, by mankind;
Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet." For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing unsubjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
For, if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctifies to the purification of the flesh;
Animals » Lions » General references to
Animals » Names of » Dromedaries, used as beasts if burden
Animals » Suffer under divine judgments, sent upon man
Animals » Lions » Wolves, a type of the wicked
"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.
"Beware of false prophets, who, indeed, come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
The hireling, who also is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees (and the wolf seizes them, and scatters them);
I know that, after my departure, grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock;
Animals » Names of » Calves
Animals » Names of » Kine
Animals » Names of » Conies, rock rabbits
Animals » Ordained as food for man
Animals » Lions » Mice
Animals » Humaneness to (toward animals and other creatures)
and He said to them, "Who of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a well, and he will not straight-way draw him up on a sabbath day?"
Animals » God's control of
Behold, I have given you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall in any wise harm you.
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Animals » Nature of
Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Possessed of devils
And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!
And He permitted them. And, coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two thousand, and were drowned in the sea.
And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.
Animals » Names of » Elephants
Animals » Suffered the plagues of egypt
Animals » Creations of
Animals » Facts about breeding
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Animals » Cruelty to » Houghing horses
Animals » Lions » Pygarg
Animals » Names of » Chameleon
Animals » Names of » Ferret
Animals » Lions » Lizards
Animals » Lions » Weasel
Animals » Under the curse
Animals » Names of » Greyhound
Animals » Names of » Hare
Animals » Names of » Apes
Animals » Perish at death
Animals » Cruelty to » balaam
Animals » Names of » Boars
Animals » Belong to God
Animals » Kindness to: instances of » People of gerar, in providing tents for cattle
Animals » Names of » Behemoth
Animals » Paul contends with
If in human fashion I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me? If the dead rise not; "Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die."
Animals » Kindness to: instances of » Jacob, in erecting booths for his cattle
Animals » Menstruation of
Animals » Food of
Animals » Named
Idolatry » Objects of » Animals
and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles.
Meat » Animals
Wicked people » Compared with » Animals
But these, as irrational creatures, born naturally for capture and destruction, railing in matters of which they are ignorant, shall in their destruction be also destroyed,
Topics on Animals
Animals Eating
Matthew 13:4And, in his sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds, coming, devoured them.
Animals Eating People
Revelation 19:17-18And I saw one angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a great voice saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God;
Animals Falling
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
Animals Going Astray
Matthew 18:12-13"What think ye? If a hundred sheep belong to a certain man, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine on the mountains, and, going, seek the straying one?
Animals Going To Heaven
Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.
Animals Having A Soul
1 Corinthians 15:42-44So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;
Animals In Heaven
Revelation 19:11And I saw Heaven opened; and, behold, a white horse, and He Who sat on him, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness doth He judge and make war.
Animals Serving Human Needs
Matthew 21:2-3saying to them, "Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; having loosed them, lead them to Me.
Animals, Cruelty Towards
Luke 14:5and He said to them, "Who of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a well, and he will not straight-way draw him up on a sabbath day?"
Animals, Figurative Use
Revelation 12:4And his tail drags the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And the dragon has taken his stand before the woman who is about to bring forth; in order that, when she brings forth, he may devour her child.
Animals, God's Care Of
Luke 12:6"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and one of them is not forgotten before God.
Animals, religious role of
Acts 10:9-14Now, on the morrow, as they were journeying, and coming near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.
Animals, Types Of
Revelation 13:2And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet as of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority;
Binding As Animals
Matthew 21:2saying to them, "Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; having loosed them, lead them to Me.
Black Animals
Revelation 6:5And, when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come." And I saw, and, behold, a black horse, and he who sat on him had a balance in his hand.
Bodies Of Animals
1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is, indeed, one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.
Caring For Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
Corpses Of Animals
Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place through the priest as an offering for sin, are burned without the camp.
Feeding Animals
Luke 15:15And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Female Animals
Revelation 9:8And they had hair as the hair of women; and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
Five Animals
Luke 12:6"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and one of them is not forgotten before God.
Killing Domesticated Animals
Matthew 22:4"Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.'
Killing Wild Animals
Acts 10:13And there came a voice to him, "Arising, Peter, kill and eat."
Men Similar To Animals
John 10:12The hireling, who also is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees (and the wolf seizes them, and scatters them);
Noting What Animals Eat
Matthew 15:27But she said, "Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs falling from the master's table."
Putting Animals Down
Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole habitable earth; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
Red Animals
Revelation 6:4And there went forth another horse, a red one; and to him who was sitting thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
Satan, Compared With Animals
John 10:12The hireling, who also is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees (and the wolf seizes them, and scatters them);
Separating Animals
Matthew 25:32and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
Three Animals
Revelation 16:13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;
Trampling Animals
Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall in any wise harm you.
Two Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
Unclean Animals
Acts 10:14-15But Peter said, "By no means, Lord! because never at any time did I eat anything common or unclean."
