Bible Verses about “insects”
The Bible contains 16 verses about insects across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;" and it was so.”
“"'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.”
“Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.”
“Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.”
“But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.”
“Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.”
“"'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.”
“Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.”
“"'Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.”
“He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.”
“"'These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,”
“the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.”
“if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
“"If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;”
“Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”
“Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.”