The Bible provides glimpses of God’s love and care for His creation, including animals. Delve into verses that explore the relationship between animals and humanity, offering hope and assurance of their place in God’s eternal kingdom.
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Bible Verses About Animals In Heaven
Genesis 1:25 – Animals in God’s Creation
“God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.”
Psalms 50:10 – God’s Ownership of Animals
“For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.”
Psalms 104:24-25 – God’s Creation and Provision for Animals
“How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—living things both large and small.”
Proverbs 12:10 – The Righteous Care for Animals
“The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.”
Matthew 10:29 – God’s Care for Animals
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.”
Proverbs 27:23 – Know the Condition of Your Flocks
“Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds.”
Job 12:7-10 – The Teachings of Animals
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.”
Isaiah 11:6 – Peaceful Coexistence of Animals
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.”
Genesis 9:10-11 – God’s Covenant with Animals
“And with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark—every beast of the earth. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
Proverbs 6:6-8 – Learn from Ants
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.”
Isaiah 65:25 – Peaceful Animal Kingdom
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD.”
Matthew 6:26 – Birds Under God’s Care
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
Job 39:1-4 – God’s Wisdom in the Animal Kingdom
“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn? Do you count the months till they bear? Do you know the time they give birth? They crouch down and bring forth their young; their labor pains are ended. Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.”
Proverbs 14:4 – Diligence of Animals
“Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.”
Genesis 6:19-20 – Animal Preservation in the Ark
“You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.”
Psalms 8:6-8 – God’s Dominion Over Animals
“You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.”
Leviticus 11:2-3 – Clean and Unclean Animals
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.”
Isaiah 40:11 – God’s Gentle Care
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.”
Deuteronomy 25:4 – Do Not Muzzle an Ox
“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”
Matthew 12:11-12 – Value and Compassion for Animals
“He said to them, ‘If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
1 Timothy 4:4 – Everything Created by God is Good
“For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.”
Proverbs 30:24-28 – Learning from the Small Creatures
“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.”
Job 38:39-41 – God’s Provision for Animals
“Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket? Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?”
Proverbs 15:23 – Joy in the Word
“A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!”
Psalms 36:6 – God’s Faithfulness Reaches the Skies
“Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.”
Genesis 1:30 – Plants as Food for Animals
“And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.”
Job 12:9 – Learn from the Birds
“Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?”
Proverbs 8:30-31 – God’s Wisdom Rejoices in His Creation
“Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.”
Matthew 21:12 – Jesus Clears the Temple
“Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.”
Jonah 4:11 – God’s Compassion for Animals
“And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”
Proverbs 21:31 – Victory Belongs to the LORD
“The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.”
Job 39:19-25 – God’s Wisdom in the Animal Kingdom
“Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane? Do you make it leap like a locust, striking terror with its proud snorting? It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray. It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance. In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds. At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, ‘Aha!’ It catches the scent of battle from afar, the shout of commanders and the battle cry.”
Isaiah 66:20 – God’s Compassion for All Creatures
“And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the LORD. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels.”
Job 39:26-30 – God’s Wisdom in the Animal Kingdom
“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south? Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold. From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”
Matthew 23:37 – Jesus’ Compassion for Jerusalem
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.”
Job 35:11 – God’s Care for the Animals
“Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?”
Revelation 5:13 – Every Creature Praising God
“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!'”
Job 39:31-32 – God’s Wisdom in the Animal Kingdom
“It makes its bed on the heights; its nesting place is in the crags. It searches for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.”
Psalms 104:14 – God Provides Food for the Animals
“He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate—bringing forth food from the earth.”
Psalms 147:9 – God Provides for the Animals
“He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.”
Job 38:41 – God’s Care for the Ravens
“Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?”
Genesis 7:14-15 – God’s Command to Bring Animals into the Ark
“They and every wild animal after its kind, all livestock after their kinds, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life.”
Proverbs 16:4 – God’s Sovereignty Over All Creatures
“The LORD works out everything to its proper end—even the wicked for a day of disaster.”
1 Kings 13:24 – God Sends a Lion to Kill a Disobedient Prophet
“And as he went back on his way to Samaria, he was killed by a lion. And his body was thrown on the road, and the donkey stayed beside it; the lion also stood beside the body.”
Proverbs 26:11 – A Fool Repeats His Folly
“As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.”
Jonah 1:17 – God Provides a Great Fish to Swallow Jonah
“Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
Psalms 150:6 – Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!”