30 Bible Verses about Eating

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Deuteronomy 8:16

who fed you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you and so that He might prove you, to do you good in your latter end,

Genesis 2:16-17

And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree in the garden, but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.

1 Corinthians 11:20-22

Therefore when you come together into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another drunken. For do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who do not have? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? I do not praise you!

2 Thessalonians 3:7-10

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave ourselves disorderly among you, neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you (not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example to you, to imitate us).read more.
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this, that if anyone would not work, neither should he eat.

Nehemiah 5:1-2

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews. For certain ones said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain for them, so that we may eat and live.

Psalm 22:26

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek Jehovah shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever.

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

Joel 2:26

And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of Jehovah your God, who has dealt with you wonderfully; and My people shall never be ashamed.

Colossians 2:16-17

Therefore let no one judge you in food or in drink, or in respect of a feast, or of the new moon, or of the sabbaths. For these are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.

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Eating » Admonitions concerning eating

Luke 12:22

And He said to His disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious as to your life, what you shall eat; nor for the body, what you shall put on.

Proverbs 23:1-2

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, look carefully at what is before you; and put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no question for conscience' sake;

Psalm 141:4

Let not my heart turn aside to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their delicacies.

Eating » Reclining on couches

Amos 6:4

who lie on beds of ivory, and those sprawling on their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Luke 7:37-38

And behold, a woman, a sinner in the city, knowing that He reclined in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster vial of ointment. And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

Amos 6:7

So now they shall go into exile with the first of the exiles. And the feast of those who stretch themselves shall cease.

John 13:25

And lying on Jesus' breast, he said to him, Lord, who is it?

Eating » Favored guests served a double portion

Genesis 43:34

And one took portions to them from before him. But Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Eating » The host acting as waiter

Genesis 18:8

And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

Eating » Ablutions before

Matthew 15:2

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Eating » Sitting at table

Exodus 32:6

And they rose up early on the next day and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

Eating » Table used in

Judges 1:7

And Adoni-bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered under my table. As I have done, so God has requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

Plague » On the israelites » After » Eating » Quail

Numbers 11:33

And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah struck the people with a very great plague.

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Animals Eating

Exodus 22:5

If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his animal, and shall feed in another man's field; he shall repay from the best of his own field, and the best of his own vineyard.

Animals Eating People

Genesis 37:20

Therefore come now, and let us kill him, and throw him into some pit, and we will say some evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.

Birds Eating

Genesis 40:19

Yet within three days Pharaoh shall lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree. And the birds shall eat your flesh from off you.

Eating Before God

Exodus 12:4

And if the household is too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take according to the number of the souls, each one, according to the eating of his mouth, you shall count concerning the lamb.

Eating Cattle

1 Kings 4:23

ten fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fattened fowl.

Eating Christ's Body

Mark 14:22

And as they ate, Jesus took a loaf and blessed and broke it, and He gave to them and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

Eating Corpses

Genesis 40:19

Yet within three days Pharaoh shall lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree. And the birds shall eat your flesh from off you.

Eating Disorders

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have of God? And you are not your own,

Eating Drinking And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 12:7

And there you shall eat before Jehovah your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households in which Jehovah your God has blessed you.

Jesus Eating

Luke 24:40-43

And when He had spoken this, He showed them His hands and feet.

People Eating

John 4:31

In the meantime His disciples were asking Him, saying, Master, eat.

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