35 Best Thanksgiving Bible Verses to Share in 2023

Oftentimes, we think of Thanksgiving as one day—a time to gather family around the table, to lay out a Thanksgiving feast (don’t forget the pies!), and to give thanks for our many blessings. But when we look to the Good Book for Thanksgiving Bible verses to include in our celebration, we are reminded of an important lesson: Every day is a day of thanksgiving in the Bible.

Here, we’ve collected Bible verses and prayer points about thanksgiving and gratitude, as well as verses about praise—a fitting combination for your holiday festivities that recalls a line from a popular Thanksgiving psalm, "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise” (Psalm 100:4).

Thanksgiving is also a good time to reflect on what the Scriptures say about the harvest. From the bread on our table to the wine in our glass, these verses remind us to thank God for the bounty laid before us, both physically and spiritually.

After you read through these Thanksgiving verses, you might also peruse our collections of Thanksgiving prayers, Thanksgiving quotes, and classic Thanksgiving poems for more holiday inspiration.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Matthew 13:16
"But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear."

1 Chronicles 16:34
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever."

Colossians 3:15
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

Colossians 4:2
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."

1 Corinthians 1:4
"I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus."

2 Corinthians 9:11
"You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God."

1 Timothy 4:4-5
"For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Jonah 2:9
"But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’"

Psalm 28:7
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him."

Psalm 50:14
"Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High."

Psalm 4:7
"You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound."

1 Corinthians 9:10
"Surely he says this for us, doesn't he? Yes, this was written for us, because when farmers plow and thresh, they should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest."

2 Corinthians 9:10
"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."

Galatians 6:9
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Isaiah 9:3
"You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as soldiers rejoice when dividing the plunder."

Jeremiah 5:24
"They do not say to themselves, 'Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'"

Psalm 67:6
"The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us."

Proverbs 18:20
"From the fruit of their mouths people's stomachs are filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied."

Revelation 14:15
"Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, 'Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.'"