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Bible Verses About Fowl

This collection includes 83 passages about Fowl. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

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Scripture Passages

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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.

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Reading context: Creation account: God creates every winged fowl after its kind; literal birds.

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And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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Reading context: God blesses the created creatures and commands fowl to multiply in the earth; literal birds.

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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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Reading context: Human dominion includes the fowl of the air; literal birds as a created category.

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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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Reading context: Dominion command includes the fowl of the air; literal birds.

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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.

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Reading context: God gives green herb as food to every fowl of the air; literal birds.

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And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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Reading context: God forms every fowl of the air and brings them to Adam; literal birds.

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And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

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Reading context: Adam names all cattle and the fowl of the air; literal birds.

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And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

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Reading context: God says he will destroy man, beast, creeping thing, and fowls of the air; literal birds.

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Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

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Reading context: Noah is to bring fowls after their kind into the ark; literal birds.

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Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

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Reading context: Noah is to take fowls of the air by sevens into the ark; literal birds.

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Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

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Reading context: Clean and unclean beasts and fowls enter the ark; literal birds.

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They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

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Reading context: Every fowl after its kind entered the ark with Noah; literal birds.

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And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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Reading context: Flood judgment: all flesh died, including fowl; literal birds.

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And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

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Reading context: Flood destroyed living substance, including fowl of the heaven; literal birds.

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Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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Reading context: God commands Noah to bring forth fowl from the ark; literal birds.

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Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

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Reading context: Every fowl went forth out of the ark after their kinds; literal birds.

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And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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Reading context: Noah offers clean fowl as burnt offerings on the altar; literal birds.

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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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Reading context: Fear and dread of humanity will be upon every fowl of the air; literal birds.

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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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Reading context: God’s covenant includes every living creature, including the fowl; literal birds.

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And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

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Reading context: Literal birds of prey descending on Abram's divided carcasses; fowls is used in the ordinary bird sense.

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And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

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Reading context: Literal birds allowed for a burnt offering; fowls refers to turtledoves or young pigeons.

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Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

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Reading context: Literal birds mentioned alongside beasts in the blood prohibition; fowl is used in the ordinary sense.

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And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

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Reading context: Central clean/unclean bird list; fowls refers to birds such as eagle, ossifrage, and ospray.

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This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

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Reading context: Summary law of beasts, fowl, water creatures, and creeping things; fowl means birds.

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And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

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Reading context: Literal hunted beast or fowl; the blood must be poured out and covered.

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Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

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Reading context: Central distinction between clean and unclean fowls; fowl is used in the ordinary bird sense.

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The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,

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Reading context: Literal winged fowl flying in the air, forbidden as an image likeness.

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But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

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Reading context: Dietary instruction about clean fowls; fowls refers to edible birds.

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And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

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Reading context: Literal fowls of the air eating carcasses as a covenant curse.

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And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

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Reading context: Goliath threatens David's flesh for the fowls of the air; literal birds.

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This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

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Reading context: David prophesies Philistine carcasses given to fowls of the air; literal birds.

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Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

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Reading context: Fatted fowl among Solomon's daily provisions; literal poultry/birds for food.

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And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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Reading context: Solomon spoke of beasts, fowl, creeping things, and fishes; fowl means birds.

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Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it.

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Reading context: Judgment oracle: fowls of the air will eat the dead; literal birds.

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Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.

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Reading context: Judgment oracle against Baasha's house; fowls of the air eat the dead in the field.

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Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

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Reading context: Judgment oracle against Ahab's house; fowls of the air eat the dead in the field.

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Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

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Reading context: Fowls prepared daily at Nehemiah's table; literal poultry/birds for food.

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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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Reading context: Job calls on beasts and fowls of the air to teach; literal birds.

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There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

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Reading context: Keep: literal birds in wisdom poem; fowl is incidental to the hidden path.

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Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

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Reading context: Keep: literal birds of the air; fowl appears in wisdom's hiddenness, not as main subject.

Read every passage in this collection (83)

Each reference opens its full verse with chapter context, saving and practice.

  1. Genesis 1:20
  2. Genesis 1:21
  3. Genesis 1:22
  4. Genesis 1:26
  5. Genesis 1:28
  6. Genesis 1:30
  7. Genesis 2:19
  8. Genesis 2:20
  9. Genesis 6:7
  10. Genesis 6:20
  11. Genesis 7:3
  12. Genesis 7:8
  13. Genesis 7:14
  14. Genesis 7:21
  15. Genesis 7:23
  16. Genesis 8:17
  17. Genesis 8:19
  18. Genesis 8:20
  19. Genesis 9:2
  20. Genesis 9:10
  21. Genesis 15:11
  22. Leviticus 1:14
  23. Leviticus 7:26
  24. Leviticus 11:13
  25. Leviticus 11:46
  26. Leviticus 17:13
  27. Leviticus 20:25
  28. Deuteronomy 4:17
  29. Deuteronomy 14:20
  30. Deuteronomy 28:26
  31. 1 Samuel 17:44
  32. 1 Samuel 17:46
  33. 1 Kings 4:23
  34. 1 Kings 4:33
  35. 1 Kings 14:11
  36. 1 Kings 16:4
  37. 1 Kings 21:24
  38. Nehemiah 5:18
  39. Job 12:7
  40. Job 28:7
  41. Job 28:21
  42. Job 35:11
  43. Psalms 8:8
  44. Psalms 50:11
  45. Psalms 78:27
  46. Psalms 79:2
  47. Psalms 104:12
  48. Psalms 148:10
  49. Isaiah 18:6
  50. Jeremiah 7:33
  51. Jeremiah 9:10
  52. Jeremiah 15:3
  53. Jeremiah 16:4
  54. Jeremiah 19:7
  55. Jeremiah 34:20
  56. Ezekiel 17:23
  57. Ezekiel 29:5
  58. Ezekiel 31:6
  59. Ezekiel 31:13
  60. Ezekiel 32:4
  61. Ezekiel 38:20
  62. Ezekiel 39:17
  63. Ezekiel 44:31
  64. Daniel 2:38
  65. Daniel 4:12
  66. Daniel 4:14
  67. Daniel 4:21
  68. Daniel 7:6
  69. Hosea 2:18
  70. Hosea 4:3
  71. Hosea 7:12
  72. Zephaniah 1:3
  73. Matthew 6:26
  74. Matthew 13:4
  75. Mark 4:4
  76. Mark 4:32
  77. Luke 8:5
  78. Luke 12:24
  79. Luke 13:19
  80. Acts 10:12
  81. Acts 11:6
  82. Revelation 19:17
  83. Revelation 19:21

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