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What Does the Bible Say About Milk?

Here are 14 Bible verses about milk, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #11 Peter 2:2

    As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

    BSBLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

  2. #21 Corinthians 3:2

    I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

    BSBI gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

  3. #3Hebrews 5:12

    For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

    BSBAlthough by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

  4. #4Hebrews 5:13

    For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

    BSBFor everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

  5. #5Proverbs 27:27

    And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

    BSBYou will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

  6. #6Genesis 18:8

    And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

    BSBThen Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

  7. #7Jeremiah 11:5

    That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.

    BSBThis was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.

  8. #8Judges 4:19

    And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

    BSBSisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.

  9. #91 Corinthians 9:7

    Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

    BSBWho serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

  10. #10Proverbs 30:33

    Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

    BSBFor as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

  11. #11Exodus 13:5

    And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

    BSBAnd when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.

  12. #12Numbers 13:27

    And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

    BSBAnd they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

  13. #13Hebrews 5:11-14

    Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

    BSBWe have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing. Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

  14. #14Joel 3:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

    BSBAnd in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.

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