100 Bible Verses About Thanksgiving

Bible verses about Thanksgiving

Exploring Thanksgiving through scripture reveals its profound significance as more than just an annual holiday; it’s a continuous state of heart. The Bible teaches us that gratitude is a spiritual discipline, shaping our perspective and drawing us closer to God. By studying verses on thankfulness, we discover that acknowledging God’s blessings, both big and small, cultivates joy, strengthens faith, and fosters humility. Understanding biblical Thanksgiving transforms our daily lives, prompting us to recognize God's hand in every circumstance and respond with hearts overflowing with praise and appreciation.

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Psalms 35:28 (KJV)

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Thanksgiving Bible Verses: Gratitude & Praise

And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

Ruth 2:18KJV

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Proverbs 3:26KJV

By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

Psalms 71:6KJV

Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

Isaiah 26:11KJV

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalms 63:1KJV

And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

Ruth 2:4KJV

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:19KJV

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Psalms 89:47KJV

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Psalms 141:4KJV

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Psalms 119:173KJV

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Psalms 35:28KJV

And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6KJV

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Psalms 139:2KJV

But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

Psalms 92:8KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Numbers 31:25KJV

And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

Joshua 18:19KJV

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Judges 9:21KJV

And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

2 Samuel 12:1KJV

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

Psalms 119:175KJV

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

Psalms 33:15KJV

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Genesis 29:17KJV

Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

Nehemiah 9:7KJV

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 10:14KJV

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Psalms 44:23KJV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

1 Kings 17:21KJV

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Isaiah 54:7KJV

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Job 35:14KJV

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5KJV

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

Psalms 83:11KJV

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

Psalms 107:43KJV

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:18KJV

We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.

Exodus 8:27KJV

Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.

Deuteronomy 7:21KJV

In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

Psalms 76:1KJV

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

Isaiah 49:12KJV

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Genesis 44:18KJV

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Psalms 132:15KJV

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Psalms 44:8KJV

I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

Psalms 118:5KJV

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

Joshua 20:2KJV

This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

Genesis 31:52KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

Isaiah 7:21KJV

Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

2 Samuel 15:33KJV

Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

1 Samuel 2:30KJV

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

Genesis 34:10KJV

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

Psalms 17:2KJV

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Numbers 13:16KJV

Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

Jeremiah 6:18KJV

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

Psalms 67:3KJV

And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

2 Chronicles 11:21KJV

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalms 17:10KJV

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

Joshua 10:25KJV

And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

Genesis 24:28KJV

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Genesis 21:28KJV

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

Psalms 50:8KJV

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 2:26KJV

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

Job 30:22KJV

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Deuteronomy 28:12KJV

Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

Job 21:22KJV

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Ecclesiastes 1:4KJV

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 3:25KJV

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Esther 8:6KJV

And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

2 Kings 4:19KJV

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

Judges 2:14KJV

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:30KJV

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalms 103:12KJV

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Psalms 40:11KJV

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Joshua 21:24KJV

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

Isaiah 66:9KJV

And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

1 Samuel 20:11KJV

And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

1 Kings 8:48KJV

And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

Leviticus 22:21KJV

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Proverbs 3:28KJV

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 11:1KJV

Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Judges 17:13KJV

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:10KJV

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Joshua 4:7KJV

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Genesis 25:4KJV

And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

Exodus 16:7KJV

And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:12KJV

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

2 Samuel 22:6KJV

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 15:27KJV

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 4:1KJV

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

1 Kings 2:6KJV

The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

Ezra 2:12KJV

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Proverbs 5:15KJV

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Nehemiah 9:5KJV

And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

Numbers 4:34KJV

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 19:23KJV

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

Psalms 10:6KJV

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Psalms 119:60KJV

And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;

1 Samuel 10:17KJV

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

Psalms 77:5KJV

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

Deuteronomy 18:2KJV

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

Judges 7:5KJV

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Psalms 119:72KJV

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Psalms 119:162KJV

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Psalms 25:5KJV

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 15:6KJV

She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

Genesis 24:25KJV

The Bible's Thanksgiving verses offer a timeless guide to cultivating a grateful heart. From the Psalms' exuberant praises to Paul's earnest calls for thankfulness in all circumstances, we see a consistent emphasis on acknowledging God's provision and blessings. These scriptures remind us that gratitude is not merely a polite response, but a foundational aspect of a thriving relationship with the Divine. By reflecting on these passages, we're challenged to move beyond superficial expressions of thanks and delve into a deeper, more intentional practice of gratitude. Let these verses inspire you to pause, recognize, and genuinely appreciate the countless gifts, both big and small, that enrich your life, fostering a spirit of thankfulness that permeates every day, not just a single holiday.