Bible Verses About Giving Thanks
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for giving thanks, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 8,189 votes, led by 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Giving Thanks
1 Thessalonians 5:18513 votes
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Colossians 3:17358 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Psalms 100:1-5286 votes
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Philippians 4:6277 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Psalms 107:1235 votes
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
James 1:17195 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Ephesians 5:20183 votes
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Psalms 150:6170 votes
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
Luke 6:38162 votes
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
1 Chronicles 16:34152 votes
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 100:4152 votes
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
1 Chronicles 29:10-20135 votes
Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Hebrews 13:15134 votes
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
1 Chronicles 29:13133 votes
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Colossians 3:15131 votes
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
2 Corinthians 9:7128 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Psalms 69:30126 votes
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2126 votes
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Psalms 92:1123 votes
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Psalms 28:7113 votes
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms 106:1113 votes
Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Corinthians 1:4109 votes
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Chronicles 16:894 votes
Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
Psalms 95:294 votes
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
2 Corinthians 4:1582 votes
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
What does the Bible say about giving thanks?
Readers most often cite 1 Thessalonians 5:18 on the subject of giving thanks. Across 8,189 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Colossians 3:17, Psalms 100:1-5, Philippians 4:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.