12 Bible verses about gratitude
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Gratitude is a discipline before it’s a feeling. Scripture calls us to give thanks in all circumstances — not because every circumstance is good, but because God is.
These verses retrain a forgetful heart.
These Bible verses about gratitude and thanksgiving — led by ‘give thanks in all circumstances’ — are for a heart that forgets. Gratitude is a discipline before it becomes a feeling, and Scripture helps us practice it.
Short Bible verses about gratitude
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Psalm 100:4
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!”
Colossians 3:17
“Whatever you do… do everything… giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Psalm 107:1
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.”
Psalm 118:24
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 THESSALONIANS 5:18
More Bible verses about gratitude
Philippians 4:6
“…by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
Colossians 2:6–7
“…abounding in thanksgiving.”
Psalm 9:1
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart.”
2 Corinthians 9:15
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!”
Ephesians 5:20
“…giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father.”
Psalm 95:2
“Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving.”
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