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Bible Verses About Food
Find Bible verses about food — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about food?
The Bible addresses food with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Genesis 1:29
“God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.”
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Psalms 78:25
“Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.”
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John 4:34
“Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.”
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Proverbs 20:17
“Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.”
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John 6:27
“Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."”
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Habakkuk 3:17
“For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:”
Proverbs 25:21
“If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:”
Psalms 69:21
“They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.”
Genesis 6:21
“Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them."”
Matthew 6:25
“Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Matthew 25:35
“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”
Luke 12:23
“Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.”
Matthew 25:42
“for I was hungry, and you didn't give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;”
Genesis 2:9
“Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil...”
Psalms 136:25
“Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.”
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