The word in Scripture

Milk in the Bible

The word milk appears 48 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Milk is nourishment for the young and tender. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What milk means in the Bible

Milk is nourishment for the young and tender.

Where the word milk appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word milk appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”Genesis 49:12

“And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.”Deuteronomy 26:9

“And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.”Proverbs 27:27

“And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.”Isaiah 7:22

“Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.”Isaiah 60:16

“And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;”Jeremiah 32:22

“For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.”Hebrews 5:13

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”1 Peter 2:2