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 the beast and the false prophet are, and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
And the four and twenty elders, and the four animals fell down and worshipped God that sat upon the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
And all the angels stood round the throne, and round the elders, and the four animate beings; and fell on their faces before the throne, and worshipped God, saying, Amen:
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
or saith not the law the same also? for it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn." Now doth God take care for oxen,
Look at the birds of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye preferable to them?
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have neither store-house nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more worth are ye than the fowls?
Animals » Names of » Asses, beasts of burden
Animals » Names of » Dragons
Animals » Lions » Swine
Give not that which is holy unto dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; least they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you.
Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,
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 unto him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests; 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 there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts: and angels ministred unto Him.
Animals » Lions » Unicorn
Animals » Sent in judgment
Animals » Clean and unclean
and some thing descending to him, like a great sheet tied at the four corners, and let down to the earth: in which were all kinds of four-footed creatures, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there was a voice which said to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat. read more.
But Peter said, By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing polluted or unclean. And the voice said to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, do not thou account polluted.
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Animals » Cruelty to
Animals » Man's dominion over the natural world
For every kind of wild beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fishes, is tamed and hath been tamed by mankind:
For in putting all things under Him, He left nothing which was not to be in subjection to Him: though we do not yet see all things subjected to Him.
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth 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 into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.
And beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.
For I know this, 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 said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?
Animals » God's control of
Behold I give you power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall at all hurt you.
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Animals » Nature of
Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Possessed of devils
saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine: and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,
And immediately Jesus permitted them: and the impure spirits went out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd (which were about two thousand,) ran violently down a precipice into the sea, and were suffocated.
So the demons went out of the man and entred into the swine: and the herd ran violently down the hill 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, to speak as a man, I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage have I, 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 an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
Meat » Animals
Wicked people » Compared with » Animals
But these men, like brute beasts naturally produced to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of things which they do not understand, shall perish by their own corruption; receiving the reward of their unrighteousness:
Topics on Animals
Animals Eating
Matthew 13:4and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:
Animals Eating People
Revelation 19:17-18And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together to the banquet of the great God;
Animals Falling
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
Animals Going Astray
Matthew 18:12-13What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?
Animals Going To Heaven
Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth passed away, and there was no more sea.
Animals Having A Soul
1 Corinthians 15:42-44So also will be the resurrection of the dead. Our body is sown in corruption, it is raised incorruptible: it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory:
Animals In Heaven
Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and He that sat upon it is called faithful and true, and in righteousness doth He judge and make war.
Animals Serving Human Needs
Matthew 21:2-3saying unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me:
Animals, Cruelty Towards
Luke 14:5and said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?
Animals, Figurative Use
Revelation 12:4And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman, who was ready to bring forth, that when she was delivered, he might devour her child.
Animals, God's Care Of
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.
Animals, religious role of
Acts 10:9-14On the morrow, while they were on their journey, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the top of the house 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 the feet 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 unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me:
Black Animals
Revelation 6:5And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third animal say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse, and he that sat upon it had a balance in his hand.
Bodies Of Animals
1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same kind of flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Caring For Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
Corpses Of Animals
Hebrews 13:11As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.
Feeding Animals
Luke 15:15And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Female Animals
Revelation 9:8And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
Five Animals
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.
Killing Domesticated Animals
Matthew 22:4Then he sent other servants, saying, Tell them that are invited, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding.
Killing Wild Animals
Acts 10:13And there was a voice which said to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat.
Men Similar To Animals
John 10:12But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.
Noting What Animals Eat
Matthew 15:27yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
Putting Animals Down
Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
Red Animals
Revelation 6:4And there came out another horse, which was red: and it was given to him, that sat upon it, to take peace from the earth, that they should kill one another: and there was given him a great sword.
Satan, Compared With Animals
John 10:12But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.
Separating Animals
Matthew 25:32and all nations shall be assembled before Him; and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides 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 impure spirits like frogs:
Trampling Animals
Luke 10:19Behold I give you power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall at all hurt you.
Two Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
Unclean Animals
Acts 10:14-15But Peter said, By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing polluted or unclean.
