Bible Verses About World Hunger
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for world hunger, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,009 votes, led by Deuteronomy 15:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about World Hunger
Deuteronomy 15:11207 votes
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Isaiah 58:10103 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:
Matthew 25:35100 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:
James 2:15-1676 votes
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
1 Timothy 6:1866 votes
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Romans 12:2065 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.
Matthew 7:747 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Revelation 7:1647 votes
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Matthew 5:640 votes
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Luke 1:5334 votes
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Proverbs 22:933 votes
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
John 6:3530 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.
Matthew 25:31-4625 votes
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Isaiah 25:424 votes
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Revelation 7:14-1723 votes
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
James 2:15-1717 votes
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
2 Chronicles 7:1416 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
John 3:16-1715 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Luke 6:20-2111 votes
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Deuteronomy 8:310 votes
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Proverbs 14:3110 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Matthew 4:410 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.
What does the Bible say about world hunger?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 15:11 on the subject of world hunger. Across 1,009 votes, 22 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 58:10, Matthew 25:35, James 2:15-16. This page lists all 22 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.