36 Bible Verses on Gratitude

God cares about the posture of our hearts. He cares about if we are pridefully entitled or humbly grateful. We don’t really deserve much of anything, do we? And it is so easy for us to be ungrateful and struggle with feelings of entitlement. What does the Bible say about gratitude and being grateful for the blessings we receive? Let’s take a look!

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What Does the Bible Say About Gratitude?

Old Testament

1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.

1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

1 Chronicles 29:12–13
Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

Psalm 9:1
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 95:2
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Psalm 103:2–5
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 107:1
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Isaiah 12:4–5
And you will say in that day:
‘Give thanks to the LORD,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.’

Jonah 2:9
But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation belongs to the Lord!

New Testament

Luke 22:19
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’

Romans 11:36
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

2 Corinthians 9:7
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:11
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

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 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Philippians 4:6­–7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 2:6–7
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Colossians 3:15–17
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

Hebrews 12:28
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,

Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!’