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Want to know what the Bible says about Fasting? Here are 171 Bible verses about Fasting 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 Kings 21:9 NIV
In those letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.
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Matthew 6:17 NIV
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
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James 5:16 NIV
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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Mark 1:12-13 NIV
12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
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Leviticus 23:29 NIV
Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people.
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John 10:10 NIV
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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Psalm 15:1-3 NIV
15 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
    Who may live on your holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless,
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
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Daniel 9:20 NIV
While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill
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2 Corinthians 6:5 NIV
in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
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