What Does the Bible Say About Taste?
Here are 6 Bible verses about taste, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 34:8
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
BSBTaste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- #2Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
BSBHow sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- #3Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
BSBGo, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- #4Luke 12:19-32
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? …
BSBThen I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.” Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! …
- #51 Peter 2:2-3
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
BSBLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
- #6Hebrews 6:5
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
BSBwho have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).