17 Bible Verses about Birds
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"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?
"Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
"Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your father.
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
All flesh is not the same flesh; there is human flesh, another of fishes of animals, another of birds, another of fishes.
"The foxes have their holes," Jesus answered, "and the wild birds have their nest, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.
From Thematic Bible
Birds » General references to
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
"Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Birds » Names of » Cormorants
Birds » Names of » Doves, a type of purity
"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.
Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Vultures
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Storks
Birds » Man's dominion over
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.
Birds » Have each their peculiar note or song
Birds » The singing of
Birds » The nests of
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
Birds » Often suffered for man's sin
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Sparrows
"Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your father.
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God!
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pelicans
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Hawks
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Birds » Clean » Cock and hen
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!
Jesus said to him, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny me three times!"
Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I never knew the man." Immediately the cock crew!
Birds » God provides for
"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?
"For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes. "Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Quails
Birds » Divine care of
"Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
"Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your father.
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God!
Birds » God's care for
"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God!
Birds » Unclean » Vultures
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Swallows
Birds » Clean » Turtle
Birds » Clean » To be eaten
Birds » Rapid flight of, alluded to
Birds » Figurative
Birds » Unclean » Not to be eaten
Birds » Clean » Sparrow
"Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your father. "The very hairs on your head are all numbered. "Cease to be afraid! You are of greater value than many sparrows.
Birds » Propagated by eggs
Birds » Clean » Partridge
Birds » Clean » Pigeon
Birds » Make their nests » In clefts of rocks
Birds » Unclean » Cormorant
Birds » Unclean » Stork
Birds » Inhabit » Deserted cities
Birds » Songs of, at the break of day
Birds » Unclean » Pelican
Birds » Unclean » Bat
Birds » Clean » Offered in sacrifice
Birds » Often remove from places suffering calamities
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
Birds » Make their nests » In trees
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
Birds » Unclean » Bittern
Birds » Unclean » Eagle
Birds » Unclean » Raven
Birds » Unclean » Hawk
Birds » Unclean » Owl
Birds » Clean » Crane
Birds » Rest on trees
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
Birds » Created by God
Birds » Nests of
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Peacocks
Birds » Unclean » Peacock
Birds » Clean » Swallow
Birds » What species were unclean
Birds » Power over, given to man
Birds » Appointed for food
Birds » Unclean » Ostrich
Birds » Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes
All flesh is not the same flesh; there is human flesh, another of fishes of animals, another of birds, another of fishes.
Birds » Cages of
He shouted with a mighty cry, saying. "She is fallen! She is fallen, Babylon the great! Now she is a dwelling-place of demons, A stronghold of every foul spirit, A stronghold of every foul and hateful bird.
Birds » Habits of
Birds » Not to be eaten with their young
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
Birds » Unclean » Glede
Birds » Domesticated
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
Birds » Make their nests » On the ground
Birds » Called » Winged fowl
Birds » No likeness of, to be made for worship
Birds » Unclean » Ossifrage
Birds » Unclean » Little owl
Birds » Unclean » Gier eagle
Birds » Unclean » Great owl
Birds » Unclean » Lapwing
Birds » Unclean » Osprey
Birds » Unclean » Cuckoo
Birds » Unclean » Heron
Birds » Unclean » Kite
Birds » Unclean » Swan
Birds » Unclean » Night hawk
Birds » Clean » Quail
Birds » Names given to, by adam
Birds » The blood of, not to be eaten
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
Birds » Called » Feathered fowl
Birds » Confinement » Cages
Birds » Are hostile to strange kinds
Birds » Taken in snares or nets
Birds » Given as food to man
Birds » Make their nests » Deserted cities
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
Birds » Inhabit » Marshes
Birds » Called » Birds of the air
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
Birds » Early distinguished into clean and clean
Birds » Herb of the field given as food to
Birds » Created for the glory of God
Birds » Many kinds of, granivorous
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
Birds » Many kinds of, migratory
Birds » Make, and dwell in nests
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
Birds » Fly above the earth
Birds » Solomon wrote the history of
Birds » Inhabit » Mountains
Birds » Inhabit » Deserts
Birds » Called » Fowls of the air
Birds » Clean » Dove
Birds » Often worshipped by idolaters
and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.
Birds » Furnished with claws
Birds » Instinctively fear man
Birds » The property of God
Birds » Make their nests » Under the roofs of houses
Birds » Creation of, on the fifth creative day
Birds » Called » Fowls of heaven
Birds » Moses' law protected the mother from being taken with the young
Birds » Instinct of, inferior to man's reason
Birds » Can all be tamed
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea-creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
Birds » Solomon's proverbs of
Birds » Lessons of wisdom to be learned from
Birds » Migrate
Birds » Instincts of
Birds » Figurative » Symbolical
Topics on Birds
Birds Eating
Matthew 13:4and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
Birds Of Prey
Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who shouted in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God,
Birds, Features Of
1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh; there is human flesh, another of fishes of animals, another of birds, another of fishes.
Birds, Types Of Birds
Mark 14:30Jesus said to him, "I tell you in solemn truth that you yourself, today on this very night, before the cock crow twice, shall three times disown me."
Wings Of Birds
Revelation 12:14But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she might fly into the desert to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Related Topics
- Animal Life
- Animals Eating People
- Animals Having A Soul
- Animals, God's Care Of
- Beauty And Self Worth
- Birds Of Prey
- Birds, Features Of
- Birds, Figurative Use
- Birds, Types Of Birds
- Blessings, Temporal
- Eating Corpses
- Feeding
- Fish
- God Feeds All The Earth
- God's Provision
- God, Fatherhood Of
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