17 Bible Verses about Birds

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Matthew 13:32

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

Matthew 13:4

And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

1 Corinthians 15:39

All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, another of birds.

Romans 1:23

And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image in the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of four-footed creatures and reptiles.

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Birds » General references to

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice

More verses: Luke 2:24

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens

More verses: Proverbs 30:17

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness

Birds » Names of » Cormorants

Birds » Names of » Doves, a type of purity

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Vultures

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Storks

Birds » Man's dominion over

More verses: Daniel 2:38 Psalm 8:5-8

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice

Luke 2:24

openeth the womb shall be holy to the Lord) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said 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

Birds » Often suffered for man's sin

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Sparrows

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

Birds » God provides for

Luke 12:23-24

The life is more than meat, and the body than raiment. Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; neither have store-house nor barn: yet God feedeth them. How much better are ye than the birds?

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Quails

Birds » Divine care of

Birds » God's care for

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

Matthew 10:29-31

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father. Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,

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

Matthew 13:32

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits

Matthew 13:4

And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

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

Matthew 13:32

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

Birds » Created by God

Birds » Nests of

Matthew 13:32

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

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

1 Corinthians 15:39

All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, another of birds.

Birds » Cages of

Revelation 18:2

And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become an habitation of devils, and an hold of every unclean spirit, and an hold of every unclean beast, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Birds » Habits of

Birds » Not to be eaten with their young

Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death

Birds » Unclean » Glede

Birds » Domesticated

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

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

Matthew 13:4

And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Birds » Many kinds of, migratory

Birds » Make, and dwell in nests

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

Romans 1:23

And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image in the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of four-footed creatures and reptiles.

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

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 13:4

And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Birds Of Prey

Revelation 19:17

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come, and gather yourselves together to the great supper of God,

Birds, Features Of

1 Corinthians 15:39

All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, another of birds.

Wings Of Birds

Revelation 12:14

And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is fed for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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