43 Bible Verses about hunger
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Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
They shall hunger no more neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun be thrust upon them nor any other heat.
Jod The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but those that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
And if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye not come together unto judgment. And I will set the rest in order when I come.
Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are ill clad and are buffeted and have no certain dwellingplace
He who does justice unto the oppressed; who gives bread to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.
And he afflicted thee and caused thee to hunger and sustained thee with manna, food of which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD shall man live.
The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
Behold, the days come, said the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine to the earth, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
I know both how to be humbled, and I know how to have an abundance; in everything and by all things I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Therefore thus has the Lord GOD said, Behold, my slaves shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my slaves shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my slaves shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
in labour and travail, in many watches, in hunger and thirst, in many fasts, in cold and nakedness.
for I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take, but shalt not be saved; and that which thou dost save, I will give it up to the sword.
Men do not take a thief lightly, even if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
They shall never hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall feed them.
for I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Who shall separate us from the charity of Christ? shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword?
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Then they shall also answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister unto thee?
and the sons of Israel said unto them, It would have been better if we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots and when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
and if thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
therefore, thou shalt serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger and in thirst and in nakedness and in lack of all things; and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he has destroyed thee.
and he became very hungry and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a rapture of understanding
If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Teth Those slain with the sword are better than those slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the earth.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine and the fullness thereof.
They shall be consumed with hunger and devoured with burning heat and with bitter destruction; I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.
From Thematic Bible
Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Hunger
for forty days and was tempted of the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Humility of Christ » He had the common experiences of humanity » Hunger
for forty days and was tempted of the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the LORD and to enquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? And apart from thee there is nothing upon the earth that I desire.
With my soul I desire thee in the night; yea, even as long as the spirit is within me I will seek thee early: for as long as thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
Hunger » Who shall not hunger
And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
After this I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds and peoples and tongues stood before the throne and before the Lamb clothed with long white robes and palms in their hands and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation unto him who is seated upon the throne of our God and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four animals; and they fell upon their faces before the throne and worshipped God, read more.
saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders responded and asked me, Who are these who are arrayed in long white robes? and where did they come from? And I said unto him, lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation and have washed their long robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that is seated on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun be thrust upon them nor any other heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall govern them and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Jod The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but those that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
Hunger » Physical
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the planted fields, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of grain and to eat.
in labour and travail, in many watches, in hunger and thirst, in many fasts, in cold and nakedness.
and he became very hungry and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a rapture of understanding
Hunger » Who shall hunger
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God, to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came from nearby, whom your fathers feared not. Of the strong One that begat thee thou art unmindful and hast forgotten the God that travailed for thee. And when the LORD saw it, his wrath was kindled because of his sons and of his daughters. read more.
And he said, I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end shall be: that they are a generation of perversities, sons without faith. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities; and I also will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with foolish Gentiles. For fire shall be kindled in my anger and shall burn unto the lowest part of Sheol and shall consume the earth with her fruit and burn up the foundations of the mountains. I will heap evils upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them. They shall be consumed with hunger and devoured with burning heat and with bitter destruction; I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
But ye that forsake the LORD, that forget the mountain of my holiness, that prepare a table unto fortune, and that furnish the drink offering for destiny; I also will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter because when I called, ye did not respond; I spoke, and ye did not hear, but did evil before my eyes and did choose that which displeased me. Therefore thus has the Lord GOD said, Behold, my slaves shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my slaves shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my slaves shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Hunger » Spiritual
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
yea, if thou criest for understanding and givest thy voice unto intelligence, if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures, then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Ho, every one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that has no money; come ye, buy, and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Hunger » Of jesus
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made into bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
for forty days and was tempted of the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. Then the devil said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Hunger » Hungry souls
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons of Adam! For he satisfies the soul that is destitute and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
Hunger » Those that hunger after righteousness
Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Hunger » No hunger in heaven
They shall hunger no more neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun be thrust upon them nor any other heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall govern them and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Hunger » A stimulus to work
The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
Topics on Hunger
Hunger, Examples Of
1 Samuel 21:3-6Now, therefore, what is under thy hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand or what there is present.
Physical Hunger
1 Corinthians 11:34And if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye not come together unto judgment. And I will set the rest in order when I come.
Spiritual Hunger
1 Peter 2:2as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;