animal cruelty
Genesis Chapter 1:28
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.
Genesis Chapter 1:30
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.
Exodus Chapter 23:5
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.
Numbers Chapter 22:32
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
Deuteronomy Chapter 25:4
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Psalm Chapter 145:9
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Proverbs Chapter 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs Chapter 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 3:19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Isaiah Chapter 1:11
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Matthew Chapter 6:26
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?
Luke Chapter 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Luke Chapter 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luke Chapter 15:5
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Luke Chapter 15:6
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Luke Chapter 15:7
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.