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Bible Quotes About Unclean Animals
14 Scripture verses about unclean animals from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture clearly distinguishes between clean and unclean animals, commanding God's people to separate themselves from what He has declared unclean, as seen in commands to differentiate clean beasts from unclean and to avoid making their souls abominable through contact with unclean creatures (Leviticus 20:25). The eating of unclean animals is prohibited and carries serious spiritual consequences, including being cut off from the people of God (Leviticus 7:21; Deuteronomy 14:3). This holiness principle is exemplified in the account of Noah, who took clean animals by sevens and unclean by twos into the ark (Genesis 7:2), and in prophetic warnings against those who defile themselves by consuming forbidden creatures like swine and mice (Isaiah 66:17). These instructions underscore God's call for His people to live distinctively, honoring Him through obedience to His dietary laws.
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Unclean Animals
- Genesis 7:2 — “Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens , the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. by sevens: Heb. seven seven”
- Leviticus 7:21 — “Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which ...”
- Leviticus 11:1 — “And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”
- Leviticus 20:25 — “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 th...”
- Deuteronomy 14:3 — “Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.”
- Isaiah 66:17 — “They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. ...”
- Ezekiel 4:14 — “Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable...”
- Matthew 15:11 — “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
- Mark 7:18 — “And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”
- Acts 10:9 — “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
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Old Testament Quotes About Unclean Animals (7)
“Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens , the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. by sevens: Heb. seven seven”
“Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”
“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. creepeth: or, moveth”
“Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.”
“They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. behind: or, one after another”
“Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.”
New Testament Quotes About Unclean Animals (7)
“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
“And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”
“On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
“And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:”
“I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:”
“I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. unclean: Gr. common”
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: in meat: or, for eating and drinking respect: or, part”
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