Leviticus 11:42

New Century Version

You must not eat any of the animals that crawl on the ground, including those that crawl on their stomachs, that walk on all four feet, or on many feet. They are to be hated.

Cross References

Genesis 1:20

Then God said, “Let the water be filled with living things, and let birds fly in the air above the earth.”

Isaiah 65:25

Wolves and lambs will eat together in peace. Lions will eat hay like oxen, and a snake on the ground will not hurt anyone. They will not hurt or destroy each other on all my holy mountain,” says the Lord.

Leviticus 11:41

“ ‘Every animal that crawls on the ground is to be hated; it must not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:43

Do not make yourself unclean by these animals; you must not become unclean by them.

Micah 7:17

They will crawl in the dust like a snake, like insects crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their holes to the Lord our God and will turn in fear before you.

Matthew 23:23

“How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You give to God one-tenth of everything you earn—even your mint, dill, and cumin. But you don’t obey the really important teachings of the law—justice, mercy, and being loyal. These are the things you should do, as well as those other things.

Matthew 3:7

Many of the Pharisees and Sadducees came to the place where John was baptizing people. When John saw them, he said, “You are snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s coming punishment?

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Corinthians 11:13

Such men are not true apostles but are workers who lie. They change themselves to look like apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ just as Eve was tricked by the snake with his evil ways.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”