Keep the passage open

Bible verses by topic, read in context

These guides collect useful references without turning scripture into isolated slogans. Each note explains where the passage speaks, what it does not promise, and how to read it responsibly.

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42 guides

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The whole psalm first, then the questions it leaves

Psalm 91 in the King James Version

All sixteen verses of Psalm 91 in the King James Version, who may have written it, why the devil quotes it in Matthew 4, and the promise it never makes.

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A command given at a river crossing

Joshua 1:9

Joshua 1:9 in King James, World English, and American Standard wording, with who it was spoken to, what the sentence commands, and what it never promised.

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A prayer for someone being lied about

Psalm 35

Psalm 35 in the King James Version, all 28 verses, with who wrote it and why a man who fasted for his accusers asks God to put them to shame.

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The shepherd psalm, whole

Psalm 23 in the King James Version

Psalm 23 in the King James Version, all six verses numbered, with the Hebrew behind follow and dwell and the lines the World English Bible renders differently.

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A song for a city under threat

What Psalm 46:5 says, and who it says it about

Psalm 46:5 says God is in the midst of her and she shall not be moved. Who her is, what the Hebrew says, and what the verse does not promise.

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A verse people find at the worst hour

Psalm 34:18

Psalm 34:18 in the King James, American Standard, and World English Bibles, the Hebrew behind broken and crushed, and what the verse never promises.

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One verse, read closely

Psalm 23:4

Psalm 23:4 in King James, World English, and American Standard wording, who is speaking to whom, the disputed Hebrew, and what the line never promises.

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One verse, read closely

Psalm 46:10

Psalm 46:10 in the KJV, ASV, and WEB, the Hebrew behind be still, who God is addressing, where the verse gets stretched, and the full paragraph it belongs to.

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One verse, read closely

1 Peter 5:7

1 Peter 5:7 in the King James, American Standard, and World English text, who Peter wrote it to, what the Greek carries, and what the verse never promised.

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A verse read back inside its letter

2 Timothy 1:7

2 Timothy 1:7 across the KJV, WEB and ASV. Who it was written to, why the English says fear, sound mind or self-control, and where the verse gets stretched.

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One line from a prison letter

Philippians 1:3, read slowly

Philippians 1:3 in three public domain translations, the Greek behind every remembrance, the places commentators disagree, and what the verse does not claim.

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Scripture for an anxious moment

Bible verses for anxiety

Bible verses for anxiety, panic, worry, and racing thoughts, with context, a short prayer, and practical support for this moment.

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Scripture for calm and repair

Bible verses for peace

Bible verses for peace during worry, conflict, and uncertainty, with context, a prayer, and practical peacemaking questions.

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Bible verse in context

Luke 1:37, read inside its own paragraph

Luke 1:37 in context: who Gabriel said it to, how the KJV, ASV and WEB wordings differ, what the sentence claims, and what it does not claim.

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One verse, read closely

Psalm 28:7

Psalm 28:7 in KJV, ASV, and WEB, who said it and what had just happened, where the Greek Bible reads something else, and what the verse never promises.

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A Song of degrees for people on the road

Psalm 121 KJV, and the six times it says keep

Psalm 121 in the King James Version, all eight verses, plus who wrote it, which hills verse 1 means, and what its promise of keeping does not cover.

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A command answered by a question

Love thy neighbor

Love thy neighbor starts in Leviticus 19:18, is quoted in three Gospels, and is answered in Luke 10 with a Samaritan. KJV, ASV, and WEB, with Hebrew and Greek.

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Scripture during illness

Bible verses for healing

Bible verses for healing during illness, pain, treatment, and recovery, with context, a careful prayer, and medical-care boundaries.

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Mercy with truth

Bible verses about forgiveness

Bible verses about God's forgiveness, forgiving others, repentance, boundaries, and repair, with context and reflection.

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Scripture in context

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 in the KJV, ASV, and WEB, the fight in Corinth that produced it, where the Greek differs, and where the verse gets stretched.

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The whole psalm, then the questions it leaves

Psalm 27 in the King James Version

Psalm 27 in the King James Version, all 14 verses, with who wrote it, why it splits in two, and where the KJV and the World English Bible part ways.

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One fruit, counted two ways

Fruits of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23

Galatians 5:22-23 in three public domain Bibles, why the Greek word for fruit is singular, and why Catholic tradition counts twelve where the Greek has nine.

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Scripture for a tender place

Bible verses for comfort

Bible verses for comfort during grief, illness, loneliness, and fear, with context, a gentle prayer, and ways to care for someone.

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Scripture for shared life

Bible verses about marriage

Bible verses about marriage with context for love, mutual care, conflict, fidelity, service, boundaries, and wise support.

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Trust with honest questions

Bible verses about faith

Bible verses about faith and doubt, with context for trust in action, unanswered questions, uncertainty, and everyday Christian life.

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A psalm prayed over someone else

Psalm 20

Psalm 20 in the King James Version, all nine verses, with who is praying over whom and why translators divide the last line in two different ways.

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An imprecatory psalm, read without softening

Psalm 109

Psalm 109 in full King James text, who is cursing whom in verses 6 to 19, and what Christians have done with a psalm that asks for fatherless children.

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Scripture for a heavy day

Bible verses for strength

Bible verses for strength during stress, illness, grief, and hard decisions, with context, reflection, and a prayer for the next step.

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One verse, read closely

Psalm 119:105

Psalm 119:105 in the KJV, WEB, and ASV, who wrote it, what the Hebrew says about one foot and one path, and what the verse does not promise.

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The Miserere, verse by numbered verse

Psalm 51 in the King James Version

Psalm 51 in the King James Version, all 19 verses, with the Nathan heading, the dispute over verses 18 and 19, and where KJV and WEB part ways.

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Scripture for loss

Bible verses for grief

Bible verses for grief after death, separation, or loss, with context, a prayer, and room for sorrow that does not move on a schedule.

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Hope that can face the facts

Bible verses about hope

Bible verses about hope during waiting, grief, illness, and change, with context, reflection questions, and a grounded prayer.

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Scripture for safety and courage

Bible verses about protection

Bible verses about protection, refuge, wisdom, and courage, with context for danger, travel, family, spiritual fear, and safety planning.

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A psalm about a sickbed and a friend who turned

Psalm 41

Psalm 41 in full in the King James Version, the sick man and the friend who ate his bread, the line John 13:18 applies to Judas, and what it never promises.

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The psalm titled for the Sabbath

Psalm 92

Read all fifteen verses of Psalm 92 in the King James Version, then see why its title ties it to the Sabbath and why verse 10 mentions a unicorn.

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A man who was lied about asks for a hearing

Psalm 7

Psalm 7 in the King James Version, every verse numbered, with who Cush the Benjamite might be, the oath of innocence, and where KJV and WEB part ways.

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A royal psalm of thanksgiving

Psalm 21

Psalm 21 in the King James Version, all 13 verses, with who wrote it, why it pairs with Psalm 20, what verse 10 says about children, and how KJV and WEB differ.

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Scripture when hope feels distant

Bible verses for depression

Bible verses for depression, numbness, exhaustion, and hopelessness, with context, a short prayer, and clear mental health support.

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For the table tonight

Bible verses for family

Bible verses for family, with a passage to read out loud at the table, a prayer to say after it, and honest words for the parts that still hurt.

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Who actually shows up

Bible verses about friendship

Bible verses about friendship, read whole: who stays through trouble, who tells you the truth, and what scripture says after a friendship falls apart.

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When the choice is yours

Bible verses for wisdom

Bible verses for wisdom read in context, a straight answer about the seven pillars, and a prayer to say before a decision you cannot take back.

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When the house is quiet

Bible verses for loneliness

Bible verses for loneliness, including the psalm that says the word out loud, a prayer you can read tonight, and one step back toward another person.

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