There are sixty-six books in the Bible. The Bible starts with Genesis and ends with the Revelation of Jesus Christ. The longest is the book of Psalms. The shortest book in the Bible is 3rd John. The most searched bible verse is still John 3:16. In this post, we will investigate the best Bibles verses in each book of the bible.
The Best Bible Verses — The Law
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Exodus 12:13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
The Best Bible Verses — Historical Books
Joshua 23:14 Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
Judges 4:21 But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died.
Ruth 1:14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
I Samuel 17:50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
II Samuel 6:7 The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.
I Kings 22:28 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
II Kings 9:33 “Throw her down!” Jehu said. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
More Historical Books
I Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
II Chronicles 15:7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
Ezra 10:4 Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.
Nehemiah 10:37 To bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.
Esther 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
The Best Bible Verses — Poetic & Wisdom Books
Job 1:21 He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 22:16 For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has closed in on me; they pierced my hands and my feet.
Proverbs 14:23 In all work there is profit, but mere talk produces only poverty.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
Song of Songs 8:6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
The Best Bible Verses — Major Prophets
Isaiah 52:14 Just as many were appalled at you, My people, So His appearance was marred beyond that of a man, And His form beyond the sons of mankind.
The crucifixion of Christ left Him unrecognizable. Not as Christ but as a human.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Is there such a thing as a “good” hearted person? Jeremiah would challenge that idea.
Lamentations 1:9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts; She did not consider her destiny; Therefore her collapse was awesome; She had no comforter. “O Lord, behold my affliction, For the enemy is exalted!”
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you, and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh:
Daniel 1:17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
Daniel and friends were the brightest in the kingdom.
The Best Bible Verses — Minor Prophets
Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Jesus pulled this verse out one day too!
Joel 2:28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
This act was fulfilled after the resurrection.
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
Obadiah 2 Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be deeply despised.
Jonah 1:15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.
Micah 7:8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up; though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; He cares for those who take refuge in Him.
Fun Fact: The iconic hamburger joint, In-N-Out Burger, prints Nahum 1:7 on its classic double double.
The Minor Prophet Home Stretch
Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Even when things were at there worst the prophet chose to rejoice in the Lord!
Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are reckless— treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction.
Haggai 1:6 You have planted much, but harvested little. Eat, but never have enough. Drink, but never have your fill. Put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.
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 Almighty.
Malachi 3:6 I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
Many Christians feel that Malachi is a book solely about tithing. Pastors who support “storehouse” giving rarely teach outside of Malachi 3:8-12 and that’s disappointing. There are dozens of bible verses that pertain to tithing. Here are 41 of them in one article.
THE BEST BIBLE VERSES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
The Gospels & The Acts of the Apostles
Matthew 10:34 Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Jesus is kind and loving. He also had a mission.
Mark 8:36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
Friendship with the world makes one an enemy of God.
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
He didn’t come to give us private jets and mansions. Jesus came to save the lost.
John 3:3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.
The term “born again” has fallen out of favor with the uber popular and Orwellian Christian culture. Jesus used the term so I will use the term.
Acts 17:6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too.
Is your church or family turning the world upside down?
The Best Bible Verses In Paul’s Epistles
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
I Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith. This has not come from you but from the gift of God.
Philippians 3:7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.
Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
More From Paul’s Epistles
I Thessalonians 5:17 Pray always.
How often should we pray?
II Thessalonians 1:8 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
I Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
Hearses don’t pull U-Hauls.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness.
All means all. We don’t toss out the book of Leviticus because we’re not Jewish. It’s vital to rightly divide the word of truth.
Titus 3:10 Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
Philemon 1:18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.
The Best Bible Verses in the General Epistles +
Hebrews 12:4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
I Peter 3:15 Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect.
2 Peter 2:3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 John 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
3 John 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Jude 21 Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Revelation 21:8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Subjective Selection
This is a subjective selection of the best bible verses. There are some obvious slights such as John 3:16 and Jeremiah 29:11.
The verses that were selected should provide a decent “feel” of the books in which they originated. I will do a truly most popular version later.
Blessings!