20 Bible Verses About Gratitude (KJV)
Thanksgiving in Scripture is not a mood but a discipline — commanded "in every thing," practiced at gates and tables and even from the belly of a fish. These twenty verses train the habit of a grateful heart.
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)
“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”Psalms 107:1 (KJV)
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”Psalms 100:4 (KJV)
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”Psalms 118:24 (KJV)
“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.”Colossians 3:17 (KJV)
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”Philippians 4:6 (KJV)
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”Psalms 95:2 (KJV)
“[To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.] I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”Psalms 9:1 (KJV)
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”Psalms 136:1 (KJV)
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”1 Chronicles 16:34 (KJV)
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”Ephesians 5:20 (KJV)
“Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”Psalms 106:1 (KJV)
“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”Colossians 2:7 (KJV)
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”Psalms 69:30 (KJV)
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”Hebrews 12:28 (KJV)
“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.”James 1:17 (KJV)
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”2 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV)
“[A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:”Psalms 92:1 (KJV)
“But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.”Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
“[A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”Psalms 34:1 (KJV)
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