From the tiniest insects to majestic animals, God’s creation is a testament to His power and creativity. The Bible speaks of creatures in ways that remind us of their role in His divine plan. Today, we’ll look at verses that highlight the beauty and purpose of all living beings.
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Bible Verses About Creatures
Genesis 1:21 – God created all living creatures
“So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.” – Genesis 1:21
Psalm 104:25 – God’s wisdom in creating creatures
“There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—living things both large and small.” – Psalm 104:25
Job 12:7-10 – Nature reflects God’s creations
“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.” – Job 12:7-10
Psalm 148:10 – Praise God for all creatures
“Wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds.” – Psalm 148:10
Isaiah 11:6 – Peace among creatures
“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.” – Isaiah 11:6
Proverbs 12:10 – Caring for animals
“The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.” – Proverbs 12:10
Exodus 20:10 – Rest for all creatures
“But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.” – Exodus 20:10
Luke 12:6 – God’s care for even the smallest creatures
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.” – Luke 12:6
Matthew 6:26 – God’s provision for creatures
“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?” – Matthew 6:26
Revelation 5:13 – All creation worships 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, for ever and ever!'” – Revelation 5:13
Psalm 145:9 – God’s goodness extends to all creatures
“The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” – Psalm 145:9
Matthew 10:29 – God’s detailed attention to creatures
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” – Matthew 10:29
Jonah 4:11 – God’s concern for all living beings
“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?” – Jonah 4:11
Ecclesiastes 3:19 – The fate of creatures
“Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals.” – Ecclesiastes 3:19
Matthew 12:11 – Compassion for creatures
“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?” – Matthew 12:11
Psalm 50:10 – God owns the creatures
“For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.” – Psalm 50:10
Genesis 9:2 – Fear and reverence of creatures
“The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.” – Genesis 9:2
Psalm 36:6 – The preservation of creatures
“Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.” – Psalm 36:6
Isaiah 43:20 – God’s provision for creatures
“The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen.” – Isaiah 43:20
2 Peter 2:12 – Creatures devoid of reason
“But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction.” – 2 Peter 2:12
Colossians 1:16 – All things created through Him
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.” – Colossians 1:16
Genesis 2:19 – God’s partnership with man in creation
“Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.” – Genesis 2:19
Psalm 104:18 – Habitats for creatures
“The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.” – Psalm 104:18
Acts 10:12 – All creatures are clean
“It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'” – Acts 10:12
Jeremiah 8:7 – Natural instinct in creatures
“Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the Lord.” – Jeremiah 8:7
Proverbs 30:24-28 – The wisdom of 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 king’s palaces.” – Proverbs 30:24-28
James 3:7 – Taming creatures
“All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind.” – James 3:7
Matthew 8:20 – Jesus’ relationship with creatures
“Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.'” – Matthew 8:20
1 Timothy 4:4 – Food created by God
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.” – 1 Timothy 4:4
Job 38:41 – God’s provision for the creatures
“Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?” – Job 38:41