Verse of the Day Library

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Sat, Jul 25

Esther 4:16

Esther 4:16

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days,…

Esther is queen of Persia under Xerxes I, around 479 BCE. She hides her Jewish identity from the…

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Fri, Jul 24

Exodus 32:32

Exodus 32:32

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

Moses stands at the base of Mount Sinai holding the stone tablets that God Himself inscribed with…

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Thu, Jul 23

Mark 9:24

Mark 9:24

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

The crowd presses in around a boy writhing on the ground, his jaw locked, his body thrown into fire…

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Wed, Jul 22

Psalm 22:1

Psalm 22:1

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my…

Psalm 22 opens on a battlefield. Armed men overpower David as they mock his God's name. Behind them…

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Tue, Jul 21

John 11:27

John 11:27

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

Martha strides out to meet Jesus on the road outside Bethany while her brother Lazarus has been…

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Mon, Jul 20

Guard Your Heart

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The proverb asserts that the heart is the source of all life's outcomes and emphasizes the…

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Sun, Jul 19

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

Matthew 3:1–12

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of…

The passage from Matthew 3:1–12 describes John the Baptist's activities in the wilderness of…

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Sat, Jul 18

True Fasting

Isaiah 58:1–14

58:1 — Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of…

Isaiah 58 opens with people who look serious about God. They seek him every day, they ask about…

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Fri, Jul 17

Man Plans, God Guides

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

The proverb asserts that while humans formulate their plans, it is ultimately the LORD who governs…

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Thu, Jul 16

God’s Mercy Endures Forever

Psalm 103:1-22

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from…

David wrote this psalm to express gratitude for God's mercy and blessings.

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Wed, Jul 15

Pride and Destruction

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty…

Pride leads to destruction, and an arrogant attitude results in downfall.

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Tue, Jul 14

Psalm 121:1-8

Psalm 121:1-8

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven…

Psalm 121 is a song of ascent, one of a collection of psalms (Psalms 120-134) with this title,…

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