Bible Verses for
Thanksgiving
Verses about gratitude, praising God in all seasons, and the power of a thankful heart.
Thanksgiving is not a feeling you wait for — it is a discipline you practice. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 commands us to give thanks 'in every thing,' not for every thing. The call to gratitude is not a denial of pain but a reorientation of perspective toward what God has done and who He is. Psalm 100 invites us to 'enter his gates with thanksgiving.' These verses remind us that praise is both a posture and a weapon — something that shifts our inner atmosphere and opens us to God's presence. Begin and end your day here.
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Colossians 3:15
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Colossians 3:15
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
More Verses for Thanksgiving
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Psalms 100:4–5
“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
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness.”
Isaiah 61:10
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 136:1
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 107:1
“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
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,”
Psalm 92:1–2
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57
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