Top 10 Bible Verses On Caring For Animals

Last Updated: 02 January 2020

From the inception of creation, God made us stewards over all living things. He said in Genesis 1:28 to rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky and all animals on the grounds.

So, every single one of us has a responsibility to love and take care of not only our pets, but also all animals roaming the earth.

We put together in this article the top 10 Bible verses about caring for animals. The first 5 Verses exhort people to be kind to their animals, while the rest tells us how God Himself attends these wonderful creatures.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 27:23

Know well the state of your flocks and pay attention to your herds.

Deuteronomy 22:6

If you come across a bird’s nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young.

Deuteronomy 22:1

You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.

Deuteronomy 25:4

When an animal is being used to separate grain, you must not cover its mouth to stop it from eating.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Psalm 147:9

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

Luke 12:6

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

Matthew 6:26

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Psalm 36:6

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains. Your judgments are like a great deep. Oh Lord, you preserve man and animal.