50 Bible Verses about Fish

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Psalm 8:8

Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!

Luke 11:11

And of which of you -- the father -- if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

Matthew 13:48

which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

Matthew 13:47

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,

Habakkuk 1:14

And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing -- none ruling over him.

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

Matthew 12:40

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore mourn doth the land, And weak is every dweller in it, With the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the fishes of the sea -- they are removed.

Luke 5:6

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

Matthew 17:27

but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'

Luke 5:4

And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, 'Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;'

Leviticus 11:9

This ye do eat of all which are in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat;

1 Corinthians 15:39

All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;

John 21:9

when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.

John 21:3

Simon Peter saith to them, 'I go away to fish;' they say to him, 'We go -- we also -- with thee;' they went forth and entered into the boat immediately, and on that night they caught nothing.

Jonah 1:17

And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.

1 Kings 4:33

and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,

Matthew 4:18

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers --

Mark 6:41

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and was giving to his disciples, that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all,

Ezekiel 38:20

And rushed from My presence have fishes of the sea, And the fowl of the heavens, And the beast of the field, And every creeping thing that is creeping on the ground, And all men who are on the face of the ground, And thrown down have been the mountains, And fallen have the ascents, And every wall to the earth falleth.

Matthew 15:34

And Jesus saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven, and a few little fishes.'

Luke 9:13

And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

Matthew 14:17

And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

John 21:13

Jesus, therefore, doth come and take the bread and give to them, and the fish in like manner;

John 6:26

Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;

John 21:6

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

Ezekiel 47:9

And it hath come to pass, every living creature that teemeth, whithersoever the streams come, doth live: and there hath been great abundance of fish, for these waters have come thither, and they are healed; and every thing whither the stream cometh hath lived.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

Luke 9:16

and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

Matthew 15:36

and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Jeremiah 16:16

Lo, I am sending for many fishers, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have fished them, And after this I send for many hunters, And they have hunted them from off every mountain, And from off every hill, and from holes of the rocks.

Job 12:8

Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

Matthew 7:9

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?

Deuteronomy 14:10

and anything which hath not fins and scales ye do not eat; unclean it is to you.

John 21:11

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and three, and though they were so many, the net was not rent.

Matthew 7:10

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Zephaniah 1:3

I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks -- the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

Luke 5:5

and Simon answering said to him, 'Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.'

Jonah 2:10

And Jehovah saith to the fish, and it vomiteth out Jonah on the dry land.

Numbers 11:5

We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;

John 21:10

Jesus saith to them, 'Bring ye from the fishes that ye caught now;'

Genesis 1:21

And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.

Revelation 8:9

and die did the third of the creatures that are in the sea, those having life, and the third of the ships were destroyed.

Mark 8:7

And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed, he said to set them also before them;

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Matthew 7:10

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

Fish » General references to

Leviticus 11:9

This ye do eat of all which are in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat;

Psalm 8:8

Bird of the heavens, and fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas!

John 21:6

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

Genesis 1:21

And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good.

Fish » Miraculous draughts of

John 21:6

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

Luke 5:6

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

Matthew 17:27

but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'

Fish » Miracles connected with » Of the loaves and fishes

Matthew 14:19

And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

Matthew 15:36

and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Luke 5:6

And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

Luke 9:3-17

And he said unto them, 'Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each; and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart; and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.' read more.
And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere. And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead; and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen; and Herod said, 'John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him. And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida, and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured. And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, 'Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.' And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;' for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;' and they did so, and made all to recline; and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude; and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

Fish » Caught » Hooks

Isaiah 19:8

And lamented have the fishers, And mourned have all casting angle into a brook, And those spreading nets on the face of the waters have languished.

Matthew 17:27

but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'

Amos 4:2

Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by His holiness, That lo, days are coming upon you, And he hath taken you away with hooks, And your posterity with fish-hooks.

Fish » Clean and unclean

Leviticus 11:9-12

This ye do eat of all which are in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat; and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which is in the waters -- an abomination they are to you; yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate. read more.
Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters -- an abomination it is to you.

Deuteronomy 14:9-10

This ye do eat of all that are in the waters; all that hath fins and scales ye do eat; and anything which hath not fins and scales ye do not eat; unclean it is to you.

Fish » Miracles connected with » Furnished to the disciples by jesus after his resurrection

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

John 21:9-13

when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread. Jesus saith to them, 'Bring ye from the fishes that ye caught now;' Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and three, and though they were so many, the net was not rent. read more.
Jesus saith to them, 'Come ye, dine;' and none of the disciples was venturing to inquire of him, 'Who art thou?' knowing that it is the Lord; Jesus, therefore, doth come and take the bread and give to them, and the fish in like manner;

Fish » Miracles connected with » Jonah swallowed by

Jonah 1:17

And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.

Matthew 12:40

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Fish » Broiled

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

John 21:9-13

when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread. Jesus saith to them, 'Bring ye from the fishes that ye caught now;' Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and three, and though they were so many, the net was not rent. read more.
Jesus saith to them, 'Come ye, dine;' and none of the disciples was venturing to inquire of him, 'Who art thou?' knowing that it is the Lord; Jesus, therefore, doth come and take the bread and give to them, and the fish in like manner;

Fish » Traffic in

Nehemiah 13:16

And the Tyrians have dwelt in it, bringing in fish, and every ware, and selling on sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem.

John 21:13

Jesus, therefore, doth come and take the bread and give to them, and the fish in like manner;

Fish » Miracles connected with » Great draught of

John 21:6

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

Luke 5:4-7

And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, 'Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;' and Simon answering said to him, 'Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.' And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking, read more.
and they beckoned to the partners, who are in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

Fish » Caught » With nets

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

Fish » Figurative

Ezekiel 47:9-10

And it hath come to pass, every living creature that teemeth, whithersoever the streams come, doth live: and there hath been great abundance of fish, for these waters have come thither, and they are healed; and every thing whither the stream cometh hath lived. And it hath come to pass, fishers do stand by it, from En-Gedi even unto En-Eglaim; a spreading place of nets they are; according to their own kind is their fish, as the fish of the great sea, very many.

Fish » Creation of

Genesis 1:20-22

And God saith, 'Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.' And God prepareth the great monsters, and every living creature that is creeping, which the waters have teemed with, after their kind, and every fowl with wing, after its kind, and God seeth that it is good. And God blesseth them, saying, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'

Fish » Ponds for » In egypt

Isaiah 19:10

And its foundations have been smitten, All making wages are afflicted in soul.

Fish » Miracles connected with » Coin obtained from mouth of

Matthew 17:27

but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'

Fish » Ponds for » In heshbon

Song of Songs 7:4

Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to Damascus,

Fish » Caught » Spears

Job 41:7

Dost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?

Fish » Appointed for food

Genesis 9:2-3

and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every fowl of the heavens, on all that creepeth on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea -- into your hand they have been given. Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

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John 21:9

when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.

Matthew 7:10

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

Food » Articles of » Fish

Matthew 7:10

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

River Nile » Abounded in » Fish

Exodus 7:21

and the fish which is in the River hath died, and the River stinketh, and the Egyptians have not been able to drink water from the River; and the blood is in all the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 29:4

And I have put hooks in thy jaws, And I have caused the fish of thy floods to cleave to thy scales, And I have caused thee to come up from the midst of thy floods, And every fish of thy floods to thy scales doth cleave.

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John 21:9

when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.

Matthew 7:10

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

Luke 24:42

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb,

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John 21:6

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

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