Bible Verses About Hungry
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for hungry, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 418 votes, led by Matthew 25:35. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Hungry
Matthew 25:3539 votes
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
John 6:3528 votes
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.
Romans 12:2028 votes
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Psalms 22:2626 votes
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Proverbs 14:3125 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Matthew 4:424 votes
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.
Isaiah 58:1022 votes
And if thou draw 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:
Proverbs 25:2120 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 22:919 votes
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Matthew 5:617 votes
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
2 Corinthians 6:4-517 votes
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
Isaiah 58:715 votes
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
James 1:2715 votes
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Proverbs 19:1714 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Luke 1:5314 votes
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Ezekiel 18:713 votes
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Matthew 6:3313 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 3:1113 votes
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
1 John 3:17-1813 votes
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Deuteronomy 28:9-1111 votes
The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.
Psalms 107:911 votes
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 146:711 votes
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
Matthew 25:4010 votes
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
What does the Bible say about hungry?
Readers most often cite Matthew 25:35 on the subject of hungry. Across 418 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 6:35, Romans 12:20, Psalms 22:26. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.