The best Bible verses for thirst include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for thirst, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”"John 4:14
"but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”"John 4:14
"The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”"John 4:15
"Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty."John 6:35
"On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink."John 7:37
"Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”"John 19:28
"Because of thirst the infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them."Lamentations 4:4
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,"Matthew 25:35
"“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?"Matthew 25:37
"For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,"Matthew 25:42
"“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’"Matthew 25:44
"If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink."Proverbs 25:21
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water."Psalms 63:1
"They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst."Psalms 104:11
Scripture returns to thirst often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for thirst are John 4:14, John 4:15, John 6:35. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to thirst across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for thirst, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.