Thanksgiving Bible Verses for Kids (16 Printable KJV Verse Cards)

These are Thanksgiving Bible verses for kids, all about being thankful to God and all in the King James Version. Print the cards, cut them apart and use them for:

• Memory verses: one card a week through November.
• Place cards: set a card at every seat on the Thanksgiving table and read them aloud before the meal.
• A thankful jar: drop the cards in a jar and let a child draw one at family prayer time.
• Thank-you notes: glue a verse inside a card for a teacher, a pastor or a neighbor.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 is the memory verse of our ten lepers story, where one healed man came back to thank Jesus. More stories of giving thanks are in Bible stories about giving thanks.

The 16 verses

• Psalm 100:4: “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
• Psalm 107:1: “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
• Colossians 3:15: “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
• Psalm 95:2: “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”
• Psalm 9:1: “I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”
• Philippians 4:6: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
• Psalm 118:24: “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
• James 1:17: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
• Psalm 103:2: “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:”
• Ephesians 5:20: “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”
• Colossians 3:17: “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
• Psalm 92:1: “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:”
• Luke 17:15: “And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,”
• Psalm 100:5: “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
• 2 Corinthians 9:15: “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”

Talk about it

Read Luke 17:15–17 together. Jesus healed ten men, but only one came back to say thank you. Ask: what has God done for you this year? Let each child name one thing and finish with Psalm 107:1 together.

Tips

• Print on cardstock so the cards last. One sheet makes 8 cards.
• Little ones: start with the short verses (Psalm 103:2, Psalm 118:24, 2 Corinthians 9:15) and say them together.
• Older kids: race to find each reference in a Bible before reading the card.