When you memorize God’s written word, it will stay with you the rest of your life. 

The Holy Spirit will bring these verses back to your memory throughout your days, when needed most. 

Memorizing Bible verses is one of the most important and effective activities of life for personal spiritual growth, for development of character, for strengthening faith, and for ministering to other people. Of course, you will only get out of it what you put into it.  However, spending even ten minutes memorizing one Bible verse will make it that much more familiar and it may stay your memory the rest of your life.

Why Memorize Bible portions?

Here are some Bible reasons to memorize verses. (Also, good to memorize.)

  • Storing God’s word helps us not to sin. Psalm 119:11
  • God’s word is a light to our path. Psalm 119:105
  • Blessed is the person who meditates day and night on God’s word. Psalm 1:1-3 
  • God’s commands make us wiser. Psalm 119:98 
  • God’s word helps us do what is right and prosper. Joshua 1:8-9 
  • God’s word succeeds in His purpose. Isaiah 55:11  
The value of the Bible.
  • God’s word is profitable for correction and instruction. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  • God’s word discerns thoughts and intentions. Hebrews 4:12
  • The Bible is from God. 2 Peter 1:20-21

Advice / Instruction to Learn & Study God’s Word

  • Study or do your best to present yourself to God as one approved. 2 Timothy 2:15 
  • Fear of God vs. fools. Proverbs 1:7
  • Seek wisdom from God. Proverbs 2:1-5 
  • Wisdom comes from God. Proverbs 2:6
  • Bereans were commended for searching the Scriptures to verify what they heard. Acts 17:11
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What are good foundational Bible verses to memorize?

  • God made and owns everything. Genesis 1:1 (Colossians 1:16, Psalms 24:1)
  • God made everything by simply speaking. Genesis 1:3 (Psalms 33:9)
  • On the fourth day God created the sun, moon, and stars. Genesis 1:16
  • God created people in His image, giving greater value to people, with only two genders. Genesis 1:27 
  • God gave people His purpose: to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and rule over it. Genesis 1:28
  • Everything God created was very good with no room for improvement. Genesis 1:31
  • Life was given personally to people by God’s breath. Genesis 2:7
  • In the Garden of Eden, God gave people only one command to believe and obey. Genesis 2:15-17
  • God promised a redeemer, the seed of the woman, who would crush the head of the serpent who deceived her. Genesis 3:15 
  • God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins; their covering. (First shedding of blood.) Genesis 3:21
  • God was pleased with Abel’s sacrifice. Genesis 4:4
  • God reached out to Cain in his disobedience. Genesis 4:7
  • Enoch walked with God and God took him. Genesis 5:24
  • Noah found grace/favor in God’s eyes. Genesis 6:8
  • Before the global flood, Noah’s family entered the ark and God shut the door. Genesis 7:15-16
  • People did not follow God’s design, so He destroyed them in a global flood, saving only Noah’s family. Genesis 7:23
  • God’s purpose is repeated to Noah to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth. Genesis 9:1
  • God changed one language into many and God scattered people all over the earth. Genesis 11:9
  • God promised to bless all families of the earth through Abram. (The Abrahamic Covenant) Genesis 12:1-3
  • While Abram had no children, God promised specific land and millions of children. Genesis 13:15-16

Memorization in American history.

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