80 Bible Verses About Environment

Bible verses about Environment

Exploring what the Bible says about the environment reveals a profound truth: creation is a sacred gift, entrusted to our care. Scripture calls us beyond mere existence within nature, urging us toward responsible stewardship. Through verses highlighting God's intricate design and humanity's role as caretakers, we gain insight into the divine intention for our relationship with the earth. Understanding these passages is not just about environmentalism; it's about aligning our hearts with God's heart for His creation, embracing a lifestyle that honors both the Creator and the beautiful world He has provided.

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Deuteronomy 3:29 (KJV)

So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.

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But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

Deuteronomy 23:11KJV

So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

2 Kings 6:4KJV

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalms 23:2KJV

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

Isaiah 7:19KJV

As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

Psalms 83:14KJV

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

Exodus 16:13KJV

And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

Deuteronomy 14:17KJV

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

Psalms 104:10KJV

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Leviticus 11:2KJV

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

Psalms 104:11KJV

He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Job 26:10KJV

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice

Psalms 96:12KJV

And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 23:24KJV

But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

Deuteronomy 11:11KJV

Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?

Isaiah 29:17KJV

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:6KJV

The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

Psalms 80:10KJV

And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

Exodus 8:13KJV

I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.

Jeremiah 4:26KJV

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

2 Samuel 18:8KJV

And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

Isaiah 19:6KJV

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Numbers 34:3KJV

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Exodus 8:2KJV

And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.

Numbers 33:11KJV

The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.

Psalms 114:3YLT

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

Deuteronomy 4:17KJV

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

Isaiah 24:1KJV

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

Psalms 8:6KJV

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

Psalms 104:12KJV

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

Leviticus 11:14KJV

How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Job 37:17KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

Jeremiah 7:20KJV

If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

Job 31:38KJV

A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Psalms 107:34KJV

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

Ecclesiastes 1:6KJV

So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Exodus 9:24KJV

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:

Leviticus 11:46KJV

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

Psalms 104:25KJV

The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Deuteronomy 4:18KJV

For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

Deuteronomy 8:7KJV

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

Psalms 104:18KJV

And every raven after his kind,

Deuteronomy 14:14KJV

The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

Psalms 29:5KJV

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Psalms 75:3KJV

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Leviticus 11:9KJV

So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.

Deuteronomy 3:29KJV

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:23KJV

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Leviticus 11:16KJV

And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:21KJV

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

1 Chronicles 16:32KJV

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

Exodus 20:18KJV

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Psalms 104:13KJV

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:

Deuteronomy 20:19KJV

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Genesis 19:25KJV

And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.

Numbers 33:9KJV

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

Psalms 95:5KJV

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Psalms 147:8KJV

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

Exodus 14:3KJV

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 21:21KJV

And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Leviticus 11:19KJV

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Job 37:6KJV

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

2 Chronicles 4:17KJV

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Deuteronomy 14:15KJV

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

1 Samuel 26:3KJV

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Psalms 147:17KJV

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

Job 40:21KJV

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

Psalms 104:30KJV

Every raven after his kind;

Leviticus 11:15KJV

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalms 65:13KJV

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Isaiah 42:15KJV

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Job 37:10KJV

And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.

Numbers 33:15KJV

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Psalms 105:32KJV

There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

Isaiah 34:15KJV

And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Leviticus 11:17KJV

All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

Isaiah 56:9KJV

For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.

Jeremiah 9:10KJV

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

Psalms 104:26KJV

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

Exodus 23:29KJV

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalms 24:1KJV

The Bible's verses on the environment reveal a consistent message of stewardship and reverence for God's creation. From the initial mandate in Genesis to care for the Garden of Eden, to the prophetic warnings against land abuse, and the ultimate vision of a restored creation in Revelation, Scripture highlights humanity's responsibility to protect and nurture the natural world. These verses call us to move beyond mere extraction and consumption, urging a lifestyle of sustainability, mindful resource management, and a deep appreciation for the intrinsic value of all living things. Let these scriptures prompt reflection on our personal impact on the environment and inspire action towards responsible living. Embracing these principles allows us to not only obey God's command but also contribute to a healthier planet for current and future generations, ultimately reflecting His glory in the world around us.