Bible Verses About Animals Not Having Souls
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for animals not having souls, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 222 votes, led by Genesis 2:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Animals Not Having Souls
Genesis 2:720 votes
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
John 3:16-1719 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Genesis 1:2418 votes
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:3018 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:2117 votes
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Revelation 1:117 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Genesis 1:20-2113 votes
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:2813 votes
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.
Proverbs 12:1013 votes
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
1 Corinthians 15:42-4413 votes
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Isaiah 11:6-911 votes
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Genesis 9:9-1010 votes
And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
Psalms 36:610 votes
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
Psalms 150:610 votes
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 3:1810 votes
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Matthew 6:2610 votes
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?
What does the Bible say about animals not having souls?
Readers most often cite Genesis 2:7 on the subject of animals not having souls. Across 222 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 3:16-17, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.