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What does the Bible say about care of your animal?

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The Bible teaches that people should care responsibly and compassionately for the animals entrusted to them, recognizing them as creatures made by God. Proverbs 12:10 commends the righteous person who regards the life of his animal, while Proverbs 27:23 urges diligent attention to one’s flocks and resources. Humanity has been given dominion over creation in Genesis 1:26, not permission for cruelty, but a calling to wise stewardship under God’s authority. Jesus points to the Father’s care for birds in Matthew 6:26, reminding us that animals matter to their Creator, though people bear God’s image and have greater worth. Such care reflects gratitude, mercy, and faithful service to the Lord.

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  • Proverbs 12:10

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

  • Proverbs 27:23

    Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:

  • Matthew 6:26

    See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

  • James 3:7

    For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.

  • John 3:16-17

    [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. [17] For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

  • Genesis 1:26

    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 birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

  • Revelation 1:1

    This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

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