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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 09/27/2021
Thankful Bible Verses

Thankful Bible Verses - Scriptures on Giving Thanks to God

Being thankful isn't just for the Thanksgiving holiday. Scripture tells us to be "thankful in everything, in all circumstances" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). When we find ourselves overwhelmed with burdens and worried about tomorrow, we can praise God for who he is and his promise to never leave us or forsake us. We have been blessed with the free gift of salvation and eternal life!

Read through these thankful Bible verses to reflect on all that we have to be grateful for. Find some quiet time to pray and thank God, read Scripture out-loud, and find a renewed heart that is filled with peace and joy!

Browse our favorite thanksgiving prayers and talk about your blessings over Thanksgiving dinner with your family and friends. These are also wonderful to pray any day of the year as you seek to experience a heart of gratitude! View them Here: Beautiful Thanksgiving Prayers For Uplifting Blessings of Gratitude

You can also find the right saying or phrase about thanksgiving on our Favorite Thanksgiving Quotes page on Crosswalk.com! Share these quotes with your family around the table or better yet, any day of the year, to remember all that God has done for you.

To help you in thanking God, we created a 30 Days of Gratitude Prayer Guide HERE. Download and print this guide to keep with you as a reminder of God's love and promises.

Discover the best thankful Bible verses in this collection of scriptures:

1 Chronicles 16:34

Your Daily Verse - 1 Chronicles 16:34
34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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1 Thessalonians 5:18

1 Thessalonians 5:18 - Give Thanks
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Colossians 3:15

Just Breathe
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
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Colossians 3:17

Worship God through your actions today! - Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Colossians 4:2

2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
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Ephesians 2:8

Ephesians 2:8
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
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James 1:17

James 1:17
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
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John 3:16

You Are Loved
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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John 14:1

1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
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Philippians 4:6

Philippians 4:6
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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Psalms 7:17

Psalm 7 17 "I Will Give to the Lord the Thanks Due!"
17 I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.
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Psalms 20:4

4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
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Psalms 28:7

Psalm 28:7
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
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Psalms 34:1

Psalm 34:1
1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
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Psalms 100:4

Psalm 100:4
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
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Psalms 106:1

1 Praise the LORD.Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Psalms 107:1

Give Thanks
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Romans 5:1

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Romans 6:23

Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Psalms 95:2-3

Psalm 95:2-3
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
3 For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.
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Hebrews 12:28-29

Hebrews 12:29
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
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1 Timothy 4:4-5

What are you thankful for? - 1 Timothy 4:4-5
4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
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2 Corinthians 4:15-16

His grace for us is overwhelmingly worthy of our thanks! -2 Corinthians 4:15
15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
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2 Corinthians 9:11-12

2 Corinthians 9:11-12
11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
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Psalms 95:2-4

Psalm 95:2-3
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
3 For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
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Psalms 118:1-18

The God of the UNIVERSE is on your side, who can stand against you? - Psalm 118:6
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.
6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!
16 The LORD’s right hand is lifted high; the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
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