24 Bible Verses about Drinking Water

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John 4:14

But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.”

Exodus 7:24

So all the Egyptians dug near the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the Nile.

1 Samuel 26:11-12

The Lord forbid that I would put out my hand against the Lord’s anointed; but now take the spear that is by his head and the jug of water, and let us go.” So David took the spear and the jug of water from beside Saul’s head, and they left, and no one saw or knew nor did anyone awaken, because they were all sound asleep, for a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.

1 Samuel 26:16

This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you surely deserve to die, because you have not guarded your lord, the Lord’s anointed. And now, see where the king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.”

1 Kings 17:4

You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”

1 Kings 17:6

And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.

1 Kings 17:10

So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks [for firewood]. He called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.”

2 Kings 20:20

The rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made the [Siloam] pool and the aqueduct and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Lamentations 5:4


We have to pay for our drinking water;
Our wood comes to us at a price.

Ezekiel 4:11

You shall drink water by measure also, the sixth part of a hin; you shall drink daily at a set time.

Ezekiel 4:16

Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold (listen carefully), I am going to break the staff of bread [that supports life] in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread [rationed] by weight and [eat it] with anxiety and fear, and drink water by measure and [drink it] in horror [of the impending starvation],

Psalm 104:11


They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst there.

Ezekiel 24:3

Speak a parable against the rebellious house [of Judah] and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“Put on a pot; put it on and also pour water into it;

John 2:6-10

Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification (ceremonial washing), containing twenty or thirty gallons each. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. Then He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter [of the banquet].” So they took it to him. read more.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water which had turned into wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew) he called the bridegroom, and said to him, “Everyone else serves his best wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then he serves that which is not so good; but you have kept back the good wine until now.”

Ezekiel 34:18

Is it too little a thing for you that you [unrighteous ones who are well-fed] feed in the best pasture, yet you must trample down with your feet [of wickedness] the rest of your pastures? Or that you drink clear [still] water, yet you must muddy with your feet [of wickedness] the rest [of the water]?

Ezekiel 34:19

As for My flock (the righteous), they must feed on what you trample with your feet and drink what you muddy with your feet!’”

Daniel 1:12

“Please, test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Amos 4:8


“So [the people of] two or three cities would stagger into one city to drink water,
But would not be satisfied;
Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.

Nahum 3:14


Draw water for a [long, continued] siege!
Strengthen your fortresses!
Go down to the clay pits, trample the mortar!
Prepare the brick kiln [to burn bricks for the rampart]!

Luke 16:24

And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’

John 2:7

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.

John 4:46

So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.

John 4:13

Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

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