The word in Scripture

Hunger in the Bible

The word hunger appears 24 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Hunger is the craving that points us to our need for God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What hunger means in the Bible

Hunger is the craving that points us to our need for God.

Where the word hunger appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word hunger appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”Psalms 34:10

“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Proverbs 19:15

“They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.”Isaiah 49:10

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”Matthew 5:6

“Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.”Luke 6:25

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”John 6:35

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”Romans 12:20

“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”Revelation 7:16