38 Bible Verses about bugs

They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.

Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable.

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.

And the LORD did so. There came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses. Throughout all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by the swarms of flies.

"All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.

Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand.

I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.

The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground.

their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth;

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.

And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.

the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind.

In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,

'where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.'

they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!

Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.

So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.

Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.

And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them."

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."

The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.

But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.

Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the LORD; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

And the LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained.

So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts.

"And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,