Bible Verses About What We Should Eat
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for what we should eat, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 614 votes, led by Leviticus 11:1-47. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about What We Should Eat
Leviticus 11:1-47106 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Genesis 9:395 votes
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Romans 14:3-2347 votes
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Matthew 6:31-3342 votes
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Daniel 1:11-1540 votes
Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
John 21:1329 votes
Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
Matthew 15:1127 votes
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Mark 7:1927 votes
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Isaiah 66:15-1724 votes
For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Romans 14:1-2320 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Genesis 1:2919 votes
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.
Acts 10:1519 votes
And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Romans 12:115 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
1 Corinthians 10:3114 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
John 6:2712 votes
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
1 Timothy 4:1-512 votes
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1 Timothy 4:412 votes
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Psalms 34:8-911 votes
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
John 6:53-5511 votes
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
1 Corinthians 8:811 votes
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.
Colossians 2:16-1711 votes
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Proverbs 25:2710 votes
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
What does the Bible say about what we should eat?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 11:1-47 on the subject of what we should eat. Across 614 votes, 22 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Genesis 9:3, Romans 14:3-23, Matthew 6:31-33. This page lists all 22 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.