16 Bible Verses about Noting What Animals Eat

Whatsoever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the animals, that shall you eat.

And every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you shall eat. Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have cloven hooves; as the camel, and the hare, and the rock badger: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. And the swine, because it divides the hoof, yet chews not the cud, it is unclean unto you: you shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.

Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto you.

And the rock badger, because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto you.

And the hare, because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto you.

And the swine, though it divides the hoof, and is cloven footed, yet it chews not the cud; it is unclean to you.

The carcasses of every animal which divides the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that touches them shall be unclean.

The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that work the ground shall eat salted provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

And she said, True, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own food, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox: and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says the LORD.

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of you.

And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.