Here are 98 Bible verses about man’s role regarding animals, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Genesis 1:26-28 KJV
26 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. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God …
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Genesis 9:1-5 KJV
1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the …
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Deuteronomy 22:1-30 KJV
1 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with …
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Proverbs 12:10 KJV
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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Isaiah 11:6 KJV
6 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.
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Genesis 1:26 KJV
26 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.
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Matthew 6:26 KJV
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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Job 12:7-10 KJV
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
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Proverbs 27:23 KJV
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
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Deuteronomy 25:4 KJV
4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
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Proverbs 4:23 KJV
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
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Genesis 1:28 KJV
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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Genesis 2:15 KJV
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
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Revelation 5:13 KJV
13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
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Deuteronomy 22:10 KJV
10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
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Exodus 23:12 KJV
12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
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Genesis 1:20-25 KJV
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be …
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Revelation 1:1 KJV
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
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Isaiah 65:25 KJV
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
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Psalm 50:2-23 KJV
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. …
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Genesis 6:19 KJV
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
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Genesis 1:27 KJV
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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Hosea 2:18 KJV
18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
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Proverbs 31:1-31 KJV
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest …
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2 Samuel 12:3 KJV
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
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Exodus 20:10 KJV
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
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Genesis 9:2 KJV
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
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Genesis 3:21 KJV
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
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Luke 12:6 KJV
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
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Jonah 4:11 KJV
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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Psalm 36:6 KJV
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
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Deuteronomy 22:4 KJV
4 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
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Exodus 23:4-5 KJV
4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
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Genesis 9:3 KJV
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
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Genesis 2:16-17 KJV
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
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Genesis 2:7 KJV
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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Psalm 1:1-6 KJV
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he …
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Deuteronomy 22:16 KJV
16 And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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Leviticus 17:11 KJV
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
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Genesis 9:9-10 KJV
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
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Genesis 5:1 KJV
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
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Genesis 1:1-31 KJV
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. …
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Revelation 19:11-14 KJV
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. …
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Acts 17:10-11 KJV
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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Luke 1:37 KJV
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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Luke 1:1-80 KJV
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, …
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Matthew 10:29 KJV
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
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Zechariah 12:1 KJV
1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
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Isaiah 53:11 KJV
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
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Isaiah 43:7 KJV
7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
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Ecclesiastes 11:3 KJV
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
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Proverbs 14:1 KJV
1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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Psalm 50:10-11 KJV
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
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Psalm 13:1-6 KJV
1 How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and …
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Deuteronomy 22:15 KJV
15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
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Luke 12:3 KJV
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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Jonah 4:3 KJV
3 Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
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Isaiah 65:6 KJV
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
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Proverbs 31:4 KJV
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …
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Exodus 23:5 KJV
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
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Exodus 23:3 KJV
3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
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Genesis 9:5 KJV
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
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Genesis 1:6 KJV
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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Genesis 1:3 KJV
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
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Revelation 19:2 KJV
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
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Revelation 5:6 KJV
6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
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Philippians 2:30 KJV
30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
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Acts 17:2 KJV
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Luke 1:2 KJV
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
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Matthew 10:2 KJV
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Matthew 6:13 KJV
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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Zechariah 12:2 KJV
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
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Hosea 2:5 KJV
5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
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Isaiah 53:2 KJV
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
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Isaiah 43:2 KJV
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
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Ecclesiastes 11:2 KJV
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
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Proverbs 27:9 KJV
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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Proverbs 14:2 KJV
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
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Proverbs 12:20 KJV
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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Proverbs 4:6 KJV
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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Psalm 50:6 KJV
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
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Psalm 50:2 KJV
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
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Psalm 36:4 KJV
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
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Psalm 23:4 KJV
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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Psalm 23:2 KJV
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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Psalm 21:3 KJV
3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
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Psalm 13:2 KJV
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
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Psalm 10:3 KJV
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
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Psalm 1:3 KJV
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
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Job 12:7 KJV
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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Job 12:5 KJV
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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Job 4:20 KJV
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
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2 Samuel 12:4 KJV
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
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Deuteronomy 25:10 KJV
10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
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Deuteronomy 22:23 KJV
23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
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Deuteronomy 22:8 KJV
8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.