What Does the Bible Say About Dogs?

Revelation 22:15 ESV / 51 helpful votes

Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Philippians 3:2 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Proverbs 26:11 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Matthew 15:26 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Isaiah 56:11 ESV / 29 helpful votes

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

Proverbs 12:10 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

Luke 16:21 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Judges 7:5 ESV / 17 helpful votes

So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, “Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink.”

Luke 16:19-31 ESV / 14 helpful votes

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. ...

1 Kings 21:19 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’”

1 Samuel 17:43 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Job 30:1 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

2 Kings 8:13 ESV / 13 helpful votes

And Hazael said, “What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria.”

1 Samuel 24:14 ESV / 13 helpful votes

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!

Isaiah 56:10 ESV / 12 helpful votes

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Genesis 1:24 ESV / 12 helpful votes

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

2 Samuel 9:8 ESV / 11 helpful votes

And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”

2 Peter 2:22 ESV / 8 helpful votes

What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ...

1 Kings 22:38 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the Lord that he had spoken.

2 Samuel 16:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.”

Exodus 11:7 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Psalm 22:16-21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet— I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me; they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog! ...

Genesis 1:30 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Lamentations 3:37 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?

Bible Verses about Dogs