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Animals
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: — read the full passage →
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. — read the full passage →
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. — read the full passage →
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. — read the full passage →
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
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.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: — read the full passage →
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: — read the full passage →
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. — read the full passage →
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
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.
So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
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.
Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
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?
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. — read the full passage →
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. — read the full passage →
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; — read the full passage →
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. — read the full passage →
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. — read the full passage →
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. — read the full passage →
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. — read the full passage →
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? — read the full passage →
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. — read the full passage →
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? — read the full passage →
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. — read the full passage →
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