Leviticus 11:42

God's Word

Don’t eat any creature with many legs that goes on its belly or on the ground like a four-legged animal, or any creature that swarms on the ground. Consider them disgusting.

Cross References

Genesis 1:20

Then God said, “Let the water swarm with swimming creatures, and let birds fly through the sky over the earth.”

Isaiah 65:25

Wolves and lambs will feed together, lions will eat straw like oxen, and dust will be food for snakes. “They will not hurt or destroy anyone anywhere on my holy mountain,” says the Lord.

Leviticus 11:41

“Any creature that swarms on the ground is disgusting and must not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:43

Don’t become disgusting by eating anything that swarms on the ground. Never allow yourselves to become unclean because of them.

Micah 7:17

They will lick dust like snakes, like animals that crawl on the ground. They will come out of their hiding places trembling. They will turn away from your presence in fear, O Lord our God. They will be afraid of you.

Matthew 23:23

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the most important things in Moses’ Teachings. You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, “You poisonous snakes! Who showed you how to flee from God’s coming anger?

John 8:44

You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.

2 Corinthians 11:13

People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ’s apostles.

2 Corinthians 11:3

However, I’m afraid that as the snake deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, savage animals, and lazy gluttons.”