Most Christians want to memorize more Scripture, but they feel intimidated at the thought of reading through the entire Bible and taking notes. I've done it for you. The pages of this website have many core Bible verses for important topics.
Guarantees in life include change (Pro 27:1), challenges (Jn 10:10 and 16:33), opportunities (Gal 6:10, Eph 5:15-17 and Lk 8:15), and choices (Gen 1:27-28, Pro 18:21, Ro 12:2, Gal 5:16, and 2 Cor 10:5).
Contents of this page include the Scripture Foundation Guide
Near the bottom of the page you can also get a free copy of the Core Bible Verses book.
These Bible verses are based on the King James Version (KJV).
Salvation: God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life (Jn 3:16). Confess Jesus is Lord, believe God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved (Ro 10:9).
Believe: Jesus was delivered for our offenses and raised for our justification (Ro 4:25). By one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one will many be made righteous (Ro 5:19). Don’t fear, believe (Mk 5:36).
Prophecy: A virgin will bear a son (Isa 7:14 / Mt 1:23). Bethlehem will bear the ruler of Israel (Mic 5:2 / Lk 2:4-7). He was despised and rejected (Isa 53:3 / Jn 1:11). He was numbered with the transgressors (Isa 53:12 / Mk 15:27).
Relationship with God: We are a spirit with a soul in a body (1Th 5:23). God gave us a spirit not of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind (2Tim 1:7). God knows our heart (Pro 21:2). Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He rewards them who diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6).
Grace: Grace and peace to you (Ro 1:7). All have sinned (Ro 3:23). By God’s grace are you saved through faith (Eph 2:8), not because of works (Ti 3:5), The law was given by Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (Jn 1:17).
Truth: God’s word is truth (Jn 17:17), which created all things (Gen 1). God judges everyone equally (Ro 2:11), even our secrets (Ro 2:16). God’s wrath is against those who manipulate the truth (Ro 1:18). Worship in spirit and truth (Jn 4:24).
Sin: Christ Jesus freed us from the law of sin and death (Ro 8:2). Who is without sin can throw the first stone (Jn 8:7).
Repent: Repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and receive the Holy Spirit (Ac 2:38).
Confess: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us, and cleanse us from unrighteousness (1Jn 1:9).
Baptism: Be baptized in the name of the Lord (Ac 10:48). Buried with Him through baptism, raised by faith (Col 2:12)
Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit comforts us and teaches us (Jn 14:26). You will be baptized with the Holy Spirit (Ac 1:5). The Holy Spirit dwells in us (2Tim 1:14). Greater is the Holy Spirit in you than you in the world (1 Jn 4:4).
New Covenant: Prophecy of a new covenant (Jer 31:31). The ministry of righteousness exceeds the ministry of condemnation (2Cor 3:9). If righteousness came by law, Christ died in vain (Gal 2:21). Serve in newness of Spirit (Ro 7:6).
New Life: Put on a new self in the likeness of God in righteousness and true holiness (Eph 4:24).
Courage: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, or discouraged, God is with you wherever you go (Josh 1:9).
Trust: Blessed are those who trust in the LORD (Jer 17:7). Cast your cares upon Him (Php 4:6).
Faith: Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by God’s word (Ro 10:17). Jesus said, Have faith in God (Mk 11:22). Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). Faith, hope, and love abide (1 Cor 13:13).
Hope: Hope that is seen is not hope (Ro 8:24). With people this is impossible; but with God all things are possible (Mt 19:26). Be sober and hope to the end (1Pt 1:13). The LORD has plans for you, for peace not evil (Jer 29:11).
Love: Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love brags not, is not puffed up or behaves badly, is not demanding, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in truth (1Cor 13). Nothing can separate us from the love of God, in Christ Jesus our Lord (Ro 8:38-39). Let us not love in word; but in deed and in truth (1Jn 3:18). No person has greater love than to lay down their life for their friends (Jn 15:13). Let all things be done with love (1Cor 16:14). Bear with one another in love, and maintain unity of the Spirit in peace (Eph 4:2-3).
Commandments: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all law (Mt 22:37-39).
Joy: God of hope fill you with joy and peace (Ro 15:13). The joy of the LORD is your strength (Neh 8:10).
Peace: Grace and peace to you (Phm 3). A mind stayed on God has peace (Isa 26:3). Blessed are peacemakers (Mt 5:9).
Pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be honored. Your kingdom come. Your will be done in earth as in heaven. Give us daily bread. Forgive our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil (Mt 6:9-13).
Praise and Worship: O praise the LORD, all nations: praise Him, all people! (Ps 117:1). In the midst of church I will sing praise unto God (Heb 2:12). Worship God in spirit and truth (Jn 4:24). You shall only worship the Lord your God (Lk 4:8).
Respect: Whatever you want done to you, do to other people (Mt 7:12). Let nothing be done through conflict or pride; but with humility, esteem other people better than yourself (Php 2:3) Do not grumble against one another (Jas 5:9).
Wisdom: The wise seek knowledge (Pro 18:15). Wisdom is better than gold (Pro 3:15). Wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, merciful with good works, not partial or hypocritical (Jas 3:17). God can give wisdom (Jas 1:5). The wise seek counsel (Pro 12:15). You will be judged by how you judge (Mt 7:2).
Authority: Obey God before human authority (Acts 5:29). One God and Father of all, above all, in all (Eph 4:6). Authority is from God… not for a terror to good works, but to the evil… they do not bear the sword for no reason (Ro 13:1-4).
Justice: The weightier matters of the law are justice, mercy, and faithfulness (Mt 23:23). Judge righteously (Pro 31:9).
Forgive: Be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God has forgiven you (Eph 4:32).
Be: Be strong and of good courage (Jos 1:9). Be humble (Jas 4:6). Be transformed (Ro 12:2). Be doers of the Word (Jas 1:22). Fruit of the Spirit includes love, joy, peace and faith (Gal 5:22-23). Be prepared to defend your faith (1 Pt 3:15).
Know: Know the truth, and the truth will set you free (Jn 8:32). Jesus did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it (Mt 5:17). Jesus came to give life, in abundance (Jn 10:10). Greater is the Holy Spirit in you, than you in the world (1Jn 4:4).
Do: Keep God’s commandments in your heart (Pro 3:1). Trust the LORD with all your heart (Pro 3:5). Who believes in Jesus will do works He did (Jn 14:12). Works reflect our faith (Jas 2:18). Make disciples and baptize (Mt 28:19).
Allies: Jesus, God (Jn 10:30), the Holy Spirit (Ac 1:8), and angels (Ps 91:11). Friends can be closer than family (Pro 18:24).
Heart: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew in me a right spirit (Ps 51:10, Ez 36:26). Guard your heart, it holds the issues of life (Pro 4:23). A joyful heart is good like medicine (Pro 17:22). The LORD considers the heart (Pro 21:2).
Mind: Do not conform to the world: be transformed by renewing your mind (Ro 12:2) Do not be easily upset (2Th2:2).
Emotional Intelligence: Govern your spirit (Pro 25:28). Be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger (Jas 1:19), for better understanding (Pro 14:29). Rejoice with those who rejoice (Ro 12:15). Know how to answer each person (Col 4:6).
Freedom: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2Cor 3:17). Walk in the Spirit to resist the flesh (Gal 5:16).
Words: Words have the power of death and life (Pro 18:21). A soft answer turns away anger (Pro 15:1). Speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15). Speak evil of no one (Ti 3:2). Let your yes be yes; and your no be no (Jas 5:12).
Thank: Giving thanks always for all things unto God (Eph 5:20). Every good gift is from above (Jas 1:17).
Think: Take thoughts captive (2Cor 10:5). Think on important topics (Php 4:8). Think soberly (Rom 12:3).
Discern: Do not believe every spirit, but test them (1Jn 4:1). That you may prove what is good (Ro 12:2).
Plan: Thoughts of the diligent lead to plenty (Pro 21:5). Who, desiring to build, does not first count the cost (Lk 14:28)?
Prepare: Purge sin to be ready for good work (2 Tim 2:21). Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act (Ps 37:5). Put on the armor of God (Eph 6:14-17). May God sanctify and preserve your spirit, soul and body (1Th 5:23).
Focus: We are His workmanship (Eph 2:10). We all have a gift (1Pt 4:10). Look forward, consider your path (Pro 4:25-27).
Be Aware: Wisdom is better than strength (Ecc 9:16). Be careful, not foolish (Eph 5:15). Good behavior is rewarded (Mt 24:45). Fear not who kills the body, but who can kill the soul (Mt 10:28). No one knows the time of the end (Mt 24:36).
Be Honest: The LORD hates arrogance, lies, shedding innocent blood, wicked plans, and who stirs conflict (Pro 6:16-19).
Be Humble: Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time (1Pt 5:6, Jas 4:10).
Be Diligent: Diligent thoughts lead to plenty (Pro 21:5). Add to your faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control (2Pt 1:5-6).
Be Patient: Who is hasty sins (Pro 19:2). Rejoice in hope and be patient in tribulation, continuing in prayer (Ro 12:12).
Be Blessed: (Mt 5:3-9). Who honors Jesus is blessed (Lk 7:23). Nations whose God is the Lord are blessed (Ps 33:12).
Relations: Friends sharpen friends (Pro 27:17). Walk in the light as He is in the light, and we have fellowship one with another (1Jn 1:7). You are no more strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God (Eph 2:19).
Spouse: Every one of you in particular love his wife as himself and the wife see that she respects her husband (Eph 5:33).
Parents: Train children (Pro 22:6), and discipline them (Pro 13:24), but do not provoke them to anger (Eph 6:4).
Children: Honor your father and your mother (Ex 20:12), listen to their teaching (Pro 1:8), and obey them (Eph 6:1).
Habits: In an honest and good heart, having heard the Word, keep it, and bear fruit with patience (Lk 8:15).
Build Up: Do not speak corrupting talk, only what builds up (Eph 4:29). Lord, set a guard over my mouth (Ps 141: 3).
Submit and Resist: Submit to God and resist the devil (Jas 4:7). Lord teach me Your way and lead me (Ps 27:11).
Seek Help: My help comes from the LORD (Ps 121:2). I can do all things through Christ (Php 4:13) and the Holy Spirit (Ro 8:11). Be strong in the Lord and in His power (Eph 6:10). Why do you sit alone (Exo 18:14)? Seek advice (Pro 11:14).
Help People: Bear other’s burdens (Gal 6:2). Help the fatherless and widows (Jas 1:27). Pray and intercede (1Tim 2:1).
Give: Glory to God (1Cor 10:31). It is more blessed to give than receive (Ac 20:35). Give thanks in all things (1 Th 5:18).
Persevere: Be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1Cor 15:58). Do not be weary (Gal 6:9).
Serve: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Jos 24:15). Use your gifts to serve people (1Pt 4:10).
Save: Jesus came to seek and to save the lost (Lk 19:10). Go into all the world, and proclaim the gospel (Mk 16:15).
Adversaries: Desires of the flesh, like envy and anger (Gal 5:17-21). The devil (1Pt 5:8) and evil spirits (Eph 6:12).
Conflict: If someone sins against you, talk with them about it alone (Mt 18:15). Save people (Jude 23).
Resist Pride: God opposes the proud (Jas 4:6). God hates arrogant eyes (Pro 6:16). Be humble, not proud (Pro 18:12).
Resist Envy: A peaceful heart heals, envy rots (Pro 14:30). Put away hate, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and insults (1 Pt 2:1).
Resist Anger: Resist anger, it can result in evil (Ps 37:8). Put on the new life, in righteousness and holiness… Be angry but do not sin, or let the day end with anger... Put away bitterness, anger, evil talk, and hatred (Eph 4:24-31)
Resist Fear: Fear no evil, God is with you (Ps 23:4), and is your refuge and fortress (Ps 91:2). Do not fear, believe (Mk 5:36). Be courageous and He will strengthen you (Ps 27:14). All things work for good, for those who love God (Ro 8:28).
Respect Your Body: Your body is a temple (1Cor 3:16). Exercise is good (1Tim 4:8). Much honey is not good (Pro 25:27).
Respect Alcohol: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whoever is deceived by them is not wise (Pro 20:1).
Respect Sex: Marriage is honorable (Heb 13:4). For this cause will a man leave his father and mother, and will unite with his wife: and they will be one flesh (Mt 19:5). How fair and how pleasant are you, O love, for delights (Sng 7:6).
Respect Money: The hand of the diligent makes rich (Pro 10:4). Love of money is the root of all evil (1Tim 6:10). Better is the poor with integrity, than a rich person who is perverse (Pro 28:6). The borrower is servant to the lender (Pro 22:7).
Delay Gratification: Who has no rule over their spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls (Pro 25:28).
The following Core Bible Verses book is free for personal download or to print.
It includes the Scripture Foundation Guide, the Christian Wisdom Guide, the Christian Daily Prayer, 12 Core Bible Verses, 4 Core Christian Values, Encouraging Bible Verses, Core Bible Characters, and Highlights of the Life of Jesus.
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