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The 28 most-voted verses about animals not having souls, from 12 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 2:7 (BSB)

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.

Genesis 2:7 (KJV)

The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:7 (WEB)

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:24 (BSB)

¶ 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 1:24 (KJV)

God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.

Genesis 1:24 (WEB)

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 (BSB)

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.

Genesis 1:28 (KJV)

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 1:28 (WEB)

And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:30 (BSB)

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.

Genesis 1:30 (KJV)

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.

Genesis 1:30 (WEB)

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Proverbs 12:10 (BSB)

A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

Proverbs 12:10 (KJV)

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10 (WEB)

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?

Ecclesiastes 3:21 (BSB)

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Ecclesiastes 3:21 (KJV)

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”

Ecclesiastes 3:21 (WEB)

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Revelation 1:1 (BSB)

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:

Revelation 1:1 (KJV)

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,

Revelation 1:1 (WEB)

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:2 (BSB)

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:2 (KJV)

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:2 (WEB)

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:3 (BSB)

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:3 (KJV)

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:3 (WEB)

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Genesis 1:20 (BSB)

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 1:20 (KJV)

God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Genesis 1:20 (WEB)

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 1:26 (BSB)

¶ And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:26 (KJV)

God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Genesis 1:26 (WEB)

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9 (BSB)

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9 (KJV)

Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9 (WEB)

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 3:15 (BSB)

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Genesis 3:15 (KJV)

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

Genesis 3:15 (WEB)

The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.

Exodus 1:5 (BSB)

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

Exodus 1:5 (KJV)

All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

Exodus 1:5 (WEB)

The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:10 (BSB)

In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Job 12:10 (KJV)

in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?

Job 12:10 (WEB)

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Psalm 36:6 (BSB)

Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

Psalm 36:6 (KJV)

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

Psalm 36:6 (WEB)

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Psalm 74:19 (BSB)

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude [of the wicked:] forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

Psalm 74:19 (KJV)

Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

Psalm 74:19 (WEB)

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!

Psalm 150:6 (BSB)

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 150:6 (KJV)

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

Psalm 150:6 (WEB)

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Ecclesiastes 3:18 (BSB)

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.

Ecclesiastes 3:18 (KJV)

I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

Ecclesiastes 3:18 (WEB)

For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 (BSB)

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 (KJV)

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 (WEB)

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (BSB)

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV)

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (WEB)

Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Matthew 6:26 (BSB)

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?

Matthew 6:26 (KJV)

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?

Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28 (BSB)

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:28 (KJV)

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

Matthew 10:28 (WEB)

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

Matthew 10:29 (BSB)

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

Matthew 10:29 (KJV)

“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

Matthew 10:29 (WEB)

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:45 (BSB)

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:45 (KJV)

So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:45 (WEB)

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 (BSB)

We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)

We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8 (WEB)

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (BSB)

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV)

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (WEB)

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 (BSB)

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 4:8 (KJV)

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:8 (WEB)

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