How many times is scorpion mentioned in the Bible?
The word scorpion appears 2 times in the King James Version, in 2 verses. Counting every form (scorpion, scorpions), it appears 11 times in 11 verses across 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses scorpion 2 times (11 with every form).
Scorpion in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of scorpion counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| scorpion | 2 | 2 |
| scorpions | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
Which books mention scorpion most
Scorpion appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (3), then 1 Kings (2) and 2 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of scorpion
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Common questions
How many times is scorpion in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 6 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Scorpion appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (3), then 1 Kings (2) and 2 Chronicles (2).
Where is scorpion first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Deuteronomy 8:15: "Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;" The last is Revelation 9:10.
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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 2026-10-22.