49 Bible Verses about Eating Meat

Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

It is good neither to eat flesh, neither to drink wine, neither anything, whereby thy brother stumbleth, either falleth, or is made weak.

so that ye shall eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

Meat maketh us not acceptable to God: Neither if we eat are we the better: Neither if we eat not are we the worse.

Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake.

One believeth that he may eat all things. Another, which is weak, eateth herbs.

Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not. And let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth. For God hath received him.

If it be eaten the third day, it shall be unclean and not accepted.

He that observeth one day more than another, doth it for the Lord's pleasure. And he that observeth not one day more than another, doth it to please the Lord, also. He that eateth, doth it to please the lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, eateth not to please the Lord withal, and giveth God thanks.

And all that moveth upon the earth, having life, shall be your meat: Even as the green herbs, so give I you all things.

Destroy not the work of God for a little meat's sake. All things are pure: but it is evil for that man, which eateth with hurt of his conscience.

"O prove but ten days with thy servants, and let us have pottage to eat, and water to drink:

But and if any man say unto you, "This is dedicated unto idols," eat not of it, for his sake that showed it, and for hurting of conscience - the earth is the Lord's and all that therein is -

Only: the flesh with his life, which is his blood, see that ye eat not.

Of a beast that dieth alone or is rent with wild beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

Let no man therefore trouble your consciences about meat and drink: or for a piece of a holy day, as the holy day of the new moon, or of the Sabbath day:

Such as have made themselves holy and clean in the gardens, and those that have eaten swine's flesh, mice, and other abominations, shall be taken away together, sayeth the LORD.

But be strong that thou eat not the blood. For the blood, that is the life: and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh:

only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.

For if some man see thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak be boldened to eat those things which are offered unto the idol?

Of their flesh see that ye eat not, and their carcasses see that ye touch not for they are unclean to you.

Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, "Yea, heap up your burnt offerings with your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

And whatsoever goeth upon the breast, and whatsoever goeth upon four or more feet among all that crawleth upon the earth, of that see ye eat not: for they are abominable.

Where should I have flesh to give unto all this people? For they weep unto me saying, 'Give us flesh that we may eat.'

If, when the LORD thy God hath enlarged thy coasts as he hath promised thee, thou say, 'I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh': then thou shalt eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth.

To speak of meat dedicated unto idols, we are sure that there is none idol in the world: and that there is none other God but one.

He said unto them, "I have meat to eat, that ye know not of."

And they shall eat the flesh the same night, roast with fire, and with unleavened bread, and with sour herbs they shall eat it.

And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat.

Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy cities, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee both the unclean and the clean mayest thou eat, even as the roe and the hart:

And therefore tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: In the blood have ye eaten, your eyes have ye lift up to Idols, and have shed blood: shall ye then have the land in possession?

But Peter said, "God forbid Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

so that I had no lust to eat bread: as for flesh and wine, there came none within my mouth: No, I did not once anoint myself, till the whole three weeks were out.

These are the beasts which ye shall eat of: oxen, sheep and goats,

For he that maketh conscience, is damned if he eat: Because he doth it not of faith. For whatsoever is not of faith, that same is sin.

And say unto the people, 'Hallow your selves against tomorrow, that ye may eat flesh, for ye have whined in the ears of the LORD saying: Who shall give us flesh to eat? For we were happy when we were in Egypt! Therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

and thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, both flesh and blood upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and the blood of thine offerings thou shalt pour out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and shalt eat the flesh.

but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood.

And so David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon was come, the king sat him down at meat, for to eat.

For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth.

Then men told Saul, saying, "Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood." And he said, "Ye have trespassed. But roll a great stone unto me now,

and for thy cattle and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

"'These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, seas and rivers, that shall ye eat.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.

"'Ye shall eat nothing with the blood, ye shall use no witchcraft, nor observe dismal days.

See that ye eat not thereof sodden in water, but roast with fire: both head, feet, and purtenance together.

they lurk among the graves, and lie in the dens all night. They eat swine flesh, and unclean broth is in their vessels.

But Daniel was at a point with himself, that he would not be defiled through the king's meat, nor the wine which he drunk. And this he desired of the chief chamberlain, lest he should defile himself.