27 Bible Verses about dogs

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Exodus 11:7

But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Judges 7:5

So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink."

Job 30:1

"But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Exodus 22:31

"You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the LORD has spoken it."'

1 Kings 16:4

Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the heavens shall eat."

1 Kings 21:19

And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"

1 Kings 22:38

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken.

2 Kings 9:10

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.

Psalm 59:6

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

Psalm 68:23

that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe."

Jeremiah 15:3

I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet--

2 Peter 2:22

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Matthew 15:26-27

And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

Mark 7:27-28

And he said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

Luke 16:21

who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

1 Samuel 17:43

And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Samuel 24:14

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

2 Samuel 9:8

And he paid homage and said, "What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?"

2 Samuel 16:9

Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head."

2 Kings 8:13

And Hazael said, "What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you are to be king over Syria."

Isaiah 56:10-11

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

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Animals » Names of » Dogs

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the LORD has spoken it."'

1 Kings 22:38

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken.

Psalm 59:6

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

Proverbs 26:17

Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

Dogs » Described as » Carnivorous

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the LORD has spoken it."'

2 Kings 9:35-36

But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, 'In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel,

Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean

1 Samuel 24:14

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

2 Samuel 9:8

And he paid homage and said, "What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?"

Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles

Matthew 15:22

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."

Matthew 15:26

And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Dogs » Described as » Fond of blood

1 Kings 22:38

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken.

1 Kings 21:19

And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"

Dogs » Nothing holy to be given to

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Matthew 15:26

And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors

Psalm 22:16

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet--

Psalm 22:20

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog!

Dogs » Described as » Unclean

Luke 16:21

who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

2 Peter 2:22

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Dogs » Price of, not to be consecrated

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers

Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools

Dogs » Described as » Impatient of injury

Proverbs 26:17

Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

Dogs » Infested cities by night

Psalm 59:14-15

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.

Dogs » When domesticated » Fed with the crumbs, &c

Matthew 15:27

She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers

Isaiah 56:11

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates

2 Peter 2:22

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Dogs » Things torn by beasts given to

Exodus 22:31

"You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

Dogs » Despised by the jews

2 Samuel 3:8

Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head of Judah? To this day I keep showing steadfast love to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David. And yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman.

Dogs » Described as » Dangerous and destructive

Psalm 22:16

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet--

Dogs » Sacrificing of, an abomination

Isaiah 66:3

"He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

Dogs » Manner of, in drinking alluded to

Judges 7:5

So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink."

Dogs » When domesticated » Employed in watching flocks

Job 30:1

"But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

Dogs » General references

Deuteronomy 23:18

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the LORD has spoken it."'

1 Kings 22:38

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken.

Psalm 59:6

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

Proverbs 26:17

Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

Dogs » A term of reproach

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Matthew 15:26

And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Names » Of the wicked » Dogs

Wicked people » Compared with » Dogs

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

2 Peter 2:22

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Wicked, the, are compared to » Dogs

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

2 Peter 2:22

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

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