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Want to know what the Bible says about Eating? Here are 97 Bible verses about Eating from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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1 Corinthians 11:29 NIV
For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
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1 Corinthians 10:25 NIV
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
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Genesis 18:8 NIV
He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
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Colossians 2:16-17 NIV
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
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Proverbs 16:24 NIV
Gracious words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
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Nehemiah 8:10 NIV
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
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1 Corinthians 8:13 NIV
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
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Job 23:12 NIV
I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
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Proverbs 23:21 NIV
for drunkards and gluttons become poor,
    and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
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