How many times is milk mentioned in the Bible?
The word milk appears 48 times in the King James Version, in 48 verses. It is found in 18 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses milk 50 times.
Milk in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of milk counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| milk | 48 | 50 |
| Total | 48 | 50 |
Which books mention milk most
Milk appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (8), then Exodus (6) and Isaiah (5).
Also in: Lamentations (1), Joel (1), 1 Peter (1).
First and last mention of milk
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.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 3 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Isaiah 66:11: counted in the KJV only
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.”
Genesis 32:15: counted in the World English Bible only
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
thirty milk camels and their colts, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals.
1 Samuel 6:7: counted in the World English Bible only
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
“Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;
Verses with milk on our topic pages
3 verses that use milk in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
On: Hospitality
Haven’t you poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Common questions
How many times is milk in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 43 of the 48 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Milk appears in 18 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (8), then Exodus (6) and Isaiah (5).
Where is milk first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 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." The last is 1 Peter 2:2.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.