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Bible Verses About Animals

“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:25

"A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast" — the Bible gives animals attention from page one and notes the God who feeds ravens and hears the young lions. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Genesis 1:25 to Luke 12:6.

Quick answer: The best-known verse about animals here is Genesis 1:25: "And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 2:20 follows close behind: "And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

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02 · King James Version

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:20

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03 · King James Version

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Genesis 6:20

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04 · King James Version

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Exodus 23:12

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05 · King James Version

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

Deuteronomy 25:4

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06 · King James Version

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

Psalms 8:7

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07 · King James Version

For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Psalms 50:10

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08 · King James Version

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

Psalms 147:9

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09 · King James Version

Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

Psalms 148:10

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10 · King James Version

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10

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11 · King James Version

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Isaiah 11:6

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12 · King James Version

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:9

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13 · King James Version

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

Jonah 4:11

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14 · King James Version

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

Matthew 10:29

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15 · King James Version

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

Luke 12:6

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When to read these verses

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Bible verse about animals?
Genesis 1:25 is the one most readers land on: "And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 2:20 is the usual second: "And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him." The full list of fifteen is on this page — there is no single required verse, and different seasons call for different texts.
Where do these verses come from, and are they reliable?
Every verse on this site is rendered from public-domain source texts — the King James Version (1611) and the World English Bible — stored on this site and verified verse-by-verse when the data was built. Nothing is paraphrased or hand-typed. The references are exact, and both translations can be compared on every card.
Where in the Bible does it talk about animals?
The verses on this page come from 9 books of the Bible — most notably Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy and 6 more — spanning both Old and New Testaments. The distribution itself is worth noticing: Scripture addresses animals in more than one voice, which is why the page shows whole verses rather than a single proof text.
How do I use a list of verses about animals?
Read the list once slowly, then keep the one verse that fits your situation close — the copy button places it wherever you will actually see it. Every card can be switched to the World English Bible for modern wording, and the random verse tool at the top of the page can draw one verse from this theme at a time if the whole list is more than today needs.

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