Food is a powerful symbol in the Bible, and it provides insight into how we should approach food as Christians. From the beginning of the Bible to the end, food is presented as a gift from God that is meant to nourish and sustain us. It is also a powerful tool for teaching and bringing people together. As we enjoy the food that God has provided for us, we should remember to be grateful and to share our blessings with others.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Food
1 Corinthians 10:31
“31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Corinthians 10:31]
Related Themes: Pride | Dating | Health | Technology
Genesis 1:29
“29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
John 6:35
“35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”
Genesis 9:3
“3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”
1 Corinthians 8:8
“8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Corinthians 8:8]
1 Timothy 4:4-5
“4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Timothy 4:4]
Related Themes: Earth | Creativity | Thankfulness
Matthew 4:4
“4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Related Themes: Telling The Truth | Fasting | Lust | Gluttony
Ecclesiastes 9:7
“7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”
Mark 7:14-23
“14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
Proverbs 15:17
“17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 15:17]
John 6:27
“27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”
Related Themes: Life | Labor | Work | Setting Goals
Isaiah 1:19
“19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”
Related Themes: Obedience | Discipline | Money | Prosperity
Psalm 104:15
“15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.”
Matthew 6:25
“25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”
Related Themes: Money | Worry | Anxiety | Finances | Nervousness
Matthew 5:6
“6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
Related Themes: Justice | Holy Spirit | Hunger | Holiness
Proverbs 25:27
“27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 25:27]
Related Themes: Pride | Moderation | Overeating | Gluttony
Psalm 136:25
“25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Related Themes: Pets
Genesis 1:30
“30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.”
Related Themes: Animals
Psalm 107:9
“9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”
Related Themes: Satisfaction
Malachi 3:10
“10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
Related Themes: Money | Finances | Reaping | Prosperity | Giving
