What does the Bible say about eating?

12 verses about eating, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about eating

1. 1 Corinthians 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 5 votes
2. Genesis 1:29 — And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 4 votes
3. Genesis 9:3 — Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 4 votes
4. Leviticus 11:1 — And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 3 votes
5. Proverbs 23:20 — Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 2 votes
6. Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 2 votes
7. Matthew 4:4 — But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 2 votes
8. Matthew 6:25 — Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 2 votes
9. John 6:35 — And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 2 votes
10. Romans 14:1 — Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 votes
11. 1 Corinthians 8:8 — But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 2 votes
12. 1 Timothy 4:3 — Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Genesis (2), Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (2), Leviticus (1), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), John (1), Romans (1), 1 Timothy (1)

Related topics

• Food
• Eat
• Nutrition
• Eating Healthy
• Healthy Eating
• Cooking
• The Food We Eat
• Diet And Nutrition
• Vegetarianism
• Eating Vegetables
• Vegetables
• Eating Red Meat

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.