40 Popular Bible Verses About Fishing

Fishing in literal terms means the catching of fish for food, sports, as a hobby or for commercial purposes, but in the, Bible fishing represents winning of souls for the kingdom of God. Simeon Peter in the Bible was a fisher man who fished for the sole purpose of making financial income, but when Jesus found him and his brother Andrew at the lake of Galilee where they were fishing, he asked them to follow him and he will make them fishers of men. Jesus specifically asked Simeon Peter and Andrew to follow him so that he could empower them for effective fishing of disciples into the kingdom of God to fulfill his purpose. Join us in this blog as we show you some Bible verses about fishing in regards to it’s scriptural meaning.

What does the Bible say about fishing?

Jesus instructed us in the book of Matthew 4:19 to follow him and he will send us out to be fishers of men, which means bringing more souls and disciples into his kingdom to fulfill God’s plans and also depopulate the kingdom of darkness. He also used fishing to encourage us to work hard and make a living for ourselves as seen in the Book of Ecclesiastes 9:10.

Here are some popular bible verses about fishing;

Bible Verses About Fishing

Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people. – Matthew 4:19
So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. – John 21:11
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. – Luke 5:6-7
Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people. – Mark 1:17
He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. – John 21:6
But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours. – Matthew 17:27
Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.’ – Luke 5:10
Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. – Proverbs 10:4
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. – Ecclesiastes 9:10
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad. – Habakkuk 1:15
Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. – Jonah 1:17
The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away. – Isaiah 19:8
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied. – Mark 6:41-42
For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. – Ezra 7:10
When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to deliver you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. – Isaiah 50:2
Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them? – Numbers 11:22
‘We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,’ they answered. ‘Bring them here to me,’ he said. – Matthew 14:17-18
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. – James 1:12
Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope? – Job 41:1
The birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. – Psalms 8:8
And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. – Jonah 2:10
Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep. – Psalm 107:23-24
And God said, ‘Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.’ So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. – Genesis 1:20-21
They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence. – Luke 24:42-43
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. – Luke 5:4-6
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. – Matthew 13:47-48
But now I will send for many fishermen,” declares the Lord, “and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks. – Jeremiah 16:16
Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. – Ezekiel 47:10
Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears? – Job 41:7
Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. – Ecclesiastes 9:12
The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: “The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks. – Amos 4:2
Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. – Matthew 4:18
Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. – Matthew 4:21
And He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. – Luke 5:2
Simon Peter *said to them, “I am going fishing.” They *said to him, “We will also come with you.” They went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. – John 21:3
She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord God, ‘and she will become spoil for the nations. – Ezekiel 26:5
I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets. You will be built no more, for I the Lord have spoken,” declares the Lord God. – Ezekiel 26:14
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
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. – Genesis 9:2-4
A psalm of david. The lord is my shepherd; i shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside the still waters, he restoreth my soul, he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me, thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the lord for ever. – Psalm 23:1-6