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200 selected Bible verses · Berean Standard Bible

• Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
• Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
• Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
• Genesis 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
• Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
• Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
• Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
• Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
• Numbers 6:24 ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
• Numbers 6:25 may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
• Numbers 6:26 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
• Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
• Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
• Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
• Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
• Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
• Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
• Joshua 24:15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
• Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
• 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• 1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
• Nehemiah 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
• Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
• Psalm 4:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
• Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
• Psalm 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
• Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
• Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
• Psalm 27:1 Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
• Psalm 27:14 Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
• Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
• Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
• Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalm 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
• Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
• Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Psalm 56:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
• Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• Psalm 89:1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
• Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
• Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
• Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
• Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
• Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• Psalm 121:2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
• Psalm 139:14 I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
• Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
• Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
• Proverbs 3:6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
• Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
• Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Proverbs 16:3 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
• Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
• Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
• Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
• Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
• Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
• Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
• Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
• Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
• Isaiah 53:4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
• Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
• Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
• Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
• Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
• Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
• Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
• Lamentations 3:22 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
• Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
• Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
• Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
• Joel 2:32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
• Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
• Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
• Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
• Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
• Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
• Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
• Matthew 6:9 So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
• Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
• Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
• Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
• Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Matthew 11:29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
• Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
• Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
• Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Mark 8:36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
• Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
• Luke 1:37 For no word from God will ever fail.”
• Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
• John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• John 1:12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
• John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• John 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
• John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
• John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
• John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
• John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
• John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
• John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
• John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
• John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
• John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
• John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
• John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
• John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
• Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
• Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
• Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
• Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
• Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
• Romans 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
• Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
• Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
• 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 1 Corinthians 16:14 Do everything in love.
• 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
• Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
• Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Galatians 5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
• Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
• Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
• Ephesians 2:9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
• Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
• Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
• Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
• Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
• Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
• Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
• Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
• Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice at all times.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
• 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
• 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
• 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
• Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
• Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
• Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
• Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
• James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
• James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
• James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
• 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
• 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
• 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
• 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
• 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us.
• Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
• Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
• Revelation 21:4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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