Bible Verses about “killing animals”

“¶ 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.”

“¶ 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 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.”

“Thou shalt not kill.”

“¶ A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.”

“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”

“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.”

“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 cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”

“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.”

“Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].”

“And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.”

“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.”