Bible Verses about Animals Inspiring Scripture Verses about Animals Exodus 20:8-10 Animals are to abstain from work on the Sabbath as well as the humans. Exodus 23:5 "If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release [it] with him." Deuteronomy 22:4 "Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again." Deuteronomy 25:4 "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain]." Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast." Isaiah 66:3 "He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man." Matthew 12:11 "And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?" Matthew 25:40 "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me." Luke 12:6 "Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God." Luke 13:11-16 A woman who has been bent over for 18 years comes to Jesus and is healed on the Sabbath. The ruler of synagogue objects. "But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?" Luke 14:5-6 "And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? And they could not answer again unto these things." Psalms 36:6 "O LORD, thou preservest man and beast." Psalms 104:24-30 God feeds the creatures of the sea. Psalms 145:9 "The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." Psalms 145:16 "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing." Matthew 6:26 "Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them." Power over, given to man
Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:28 ; Psalms 8:7
Instinctively fear man
Genesis 9:2
Received their names from Adam
Genesis 2:19 Genesis 2:20
Given to man for food after the flood
Genesis 9:3
Not to be eaten alive or with blood
Genesis 9:4 ; Deuteronomy 12:16 Deuteronomy 12:23
Supply clothing to man
Genesis 3:21 ; Job 31:20
The property of God
Psalms 50:10
DESCRIBED AS
Devoid of speech
2 Peter 2:16
Devoid of understanding
Psalms 32:9 ; 73:22
Devoid of immortality
Psalms 49:12-15
Possessed of instinct
Isaiah 1:3
Being four-footed
Acts 10:12
By nature wild, &c
Psalms 50:11 ; Mark 1:13
Capable of being tamed
James 3:7
Early distinguished into clean and unclean
Genesis 7:2
CLEAN
Ox
Exodus 21:28 ; Deuteronomy 14:4
Wild ox
Deuteronomy 14:5
Sheep
Deuteronomy 7:13 ; 14:4
Goat
Deuteronomy 14:4
Hart
Deuteronomy 14:5 ; Job 39:1
Roebuck
Deuteronomy 14:5 ; 2 Samuel 2:18
Wild goat
Deuteronomy 14:5
Fallow deer
Deuteronomy 14:5
Chamois
Deuteronomy 14:5
How distinguished
Leviticus 11:3 ; Deuteronomy 14:6
Used for food
Leviticus 11:2 ; Deuteronomy 12:15
Used for sacrifice
Genesis 8:20
First born of, not redeemed
Numbers 18:17
UNCLEAN
Camel
Genesis 24:64 ; Leviticus 11:4
Dromedary
1 Kings 4:28 ; Esther 8:10
Horse
Job 39:19-25
Ass
Genesis 22:3 ; Matthew 21:2
Wild Ass
Job 6:5 ; 39:5-8
Mule
2 Samuel 13:29 ; 1 Kings 10:25
Lion
Judges 14:5 Judges 14:6
Leopard
Solomon 4:8
Bear
2 Samuel 17:8
Wolf
Genesis 49:27 ; John 10:12
Unicorn
Numbers 23:22
Behemoth
Job 40:15
Ape
1 Kings 10:22
Fox
Psalms 63:10 ; Solomon 2:15
Dog
Exodus 22:31 ; Luke 16:2
Swine
Leviticus 11:7 ; Isaiah 66:17
Hare
Leviticus 11:6 ; Deuteronomy 14:7
Coney
Leviticus 11:5 ; Psalms 104:18
Mouse
Leviticus 11:29 ; Isaiah 66:17
Mole
Leviticus 11:30 ; Isaiah 2:20
Weasel
Leviticus 11:29
Ferret
Leviticus 11:30
Badger
Exodus 25:5 ; Ezekiel 16:10
To be taken care of
Leviticus 25:7 ; Deuteronomy 25:4
Not to be cruelly used
Numbers 22:27-32 ; Proverbs 12:10
No likeness of, to be worshipped
Deuteronomy 4:17
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