here are 30 verses that could be suitable for a dining room setting:
- Psalm 107:9:
“For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”
- John 6:35:
“Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.'”
- Psalm 23:5:
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
- Luke 24:30:
“When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them.”
- Proverbs 15:17:
“Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:31:
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
- Matthew 6:11:
“Give us today our daily bread.”
- Romans 14:6:
“Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.”
- 1 Timothy 4:4-5:
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.”
- Matthew 26:26:
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.'”
- Luke 14:15:
“When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, ‘Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.'”
- Psalm 34:8:
“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:24:
“and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.'”
- 1 Corinthians 11:25:
“In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.'”
- 1 Corinthians 11:26:
“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
- Acts 2:46:
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,”
- Luke 22:19:
“And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.'”
- Acts 27:35:
“After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.”
- Luke 24:31:
“Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.”
- John 21:12:
“Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord.”
- Matthew 15:36:
“Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.”
- Acts 2:42:
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:16:
“Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?”
- 1 Corinthians 11:27-28:
“So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.”
- John 6:50-51:
“But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
- Acts 20:7:
“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:29:
“For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:33:
“So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.”
- Matthew 26:29:
“I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
- Acts 2:47:
“praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
These verses can be a beautiful addition to a dining room setting, reminding those who gather there of the blessings of food, fellowship, and thanksgiving.
