Deuteronomy 22:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

As you walk along the road, you might see a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground. If the mother bird is in the nest with either her eggs or her baby birds, you are allowed to take the baby birds or the eggs, but not the mother bird. Let her go free, and the LORD will bless you with a long and successful life.

Cross References

Genesis 32:11

Please rescue me from my brother. I am afraid he will come and attack not only me, but my wives and children as well.

Genesis 8:17

Let out the birds, animals, and reptiles, so they can mate and live all over the earth.”

Proverbs 12:10

Good people are kind to their animals, but a mean person is cruel.

Hosea 10:14

So war will break out, and your fortresses will be destroyed. Your enemies will do to you what Shalman did to the people of Beth-Arbel— mothers and their children will be beaten to death against rocks.

Leviticus 22:28

Don't sacrifice a newborn animal and its mother on the same day.

Luke 12:6

Five sparrows are sold for just two pennies, but God doesn't forget a single one of them.

Deuteronomy 22:5

Women must not pretend to be men, and men must not pretend to be women. The LORD your God is disgusted with people who do that.