diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9a38aef88d0..128d5fbca11 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ repos:
           ?^cpp/build-support/build-lz4-lib\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/build-support/build-zstd-lib\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/build-support/get-upstream-commit\.sh$|
+          ?^cpp/build-support/update-flatbuffers\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/build-support/update-thrift\.sh$|
+          ?^cpp/build-support/vendor-flatbuffers\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/examples/minimal_build/run\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/run\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/mac/postinstall$|
diff --git a/cpp/build-support/update-flatbuffers.sh b/cpp/build-support/update-flatbuffers.sh
index 6738f81a560..691d0190914 100755
--- a/cpp/build-support/update-flatbuffers.sh
+++ b/cpp/build-support/update-flatbuffers.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 CWD="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && pwd)"
 SOURCE_DIR="$CWD/../src"
-PYTHON_SOURCE_DIR="$CWD/../../python"
 FORMAT_DIR="$CWD/../../format"
-TOP="$FORMAT_DIR/.."
 FLATC="flatc --cpp --cpp-std c++11 --scoped-enums"
 
 OUT_DIR="$SOURCE_DIR/generated"
-FILES=($(find $FORMAT_DIR -name '*.fbs'))
+# Avoid word splitting (SC2207) while maintaining Bash 3 compatibility.
+# See: https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2207
+FILES=()
+while IFS= read -r file; do
+  FILES+=("$file")
+done < <(find "$FORMAT_DIR" -name '*.fbs')
 FILES+=("$SOURCE_DIR/arrow/ipc/feather.fbs")
 
 $FLATC -o "$OUT_DIR" "${FILES[@]}"
diff --git a/cpp/build-support/vendor-flatbuffers.sh b/cpp/build-support/vendor-flatbuffers.sh
index 6cbf77b9ca5..30ebbcedbf2 100755
--- a/cpp/build-support/vendor-flatbuffers.sh
+++ b/cpp/build-support/vendor-flatbuffers.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ set -eu
 SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0}")" && pwd)"
 
 VENDOR_LOCATION=$SOURCE_DIR/../thirdparty/flatbuffers/include/flatbuffers
-mkdir -p $VENDOR_LOCATION
-cp -f $FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/base.h $VENDOR_LOCATION
-cp -f $FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h $VENDOR_LOCATION
-cp -f $FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h $VENDOR_LOCATION
+mkdir -p "$VENDOR_LOCATION"
+cp -f "$FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/base.h" "$VENDOR_LOCATION"
+cp -f "$FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h" "$VENDOR_LOCATION"
+cp -f "$FLATBUFFERS_HOME/include/flatbuffers/stl_emulation.h" "$VENDOR_LOCATION"