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30 Bible verses to write out by hand, one a day for a month
Writing a verse by hand takes three or four minutes and stays with you longer than reading it. These thirty verses are each short enough to write before coffee, in the order a month might go: the first week on trust, then peace, then strength, then obedience, then hope. Write them from your own Bible. The Doorpost, a free-to-download iPhone app, keeps your chosen apps locked each morning until you have; each verse rests for thirty days after you use it, so this list carries exactly one month.
Week one: trust
Proverbs 3:5-6, the whole of it, because the second half is the instruction. Psalm 56:3, for the mornings that start with dread. Isaiah 26:3, one sentence about a kept mind. Psalm 9:10, on knowing the name. Jeremiah 17:7, a blessing you can write in a minute. Psalm 62:8, pour out your heart. Nahum 1:7, short, and good in trouble.
Week two: peace
Philippians 4:6-7, the longest on the list and worth every word. John 14:27, peace not as the world gives. Isaiah 41:10, fear not. Psalm 4:8, for the night before. Colossians 3:15, let peace rule. Matthew 11:28, come unto me. Psalm 46:10, be still.
Week three: strength
Joshua 1:9, be strong and courageous. Isaiah 40:31, they that wait. Philippians 4:13, short enough to write twice. 2 Timothy 1:7, not a spirit of fear. Psalm 28:7, my strength and my shield. Nehemiah 8:10, the joy of the Lord. Deuteronomy 31:6, he will not leave you.
Week four: obedience
Micah 6:8, what the Lord requires. Psalm 119:105, a lamp unto my feet. James 1:22, doers of the word. Colossians 3:23, whatever you do. Romans 12:2, be not conformed. Proverbs 4:23, keep your heart. Deuteronomy 6:9, the verse The Doorpost is named for: write them on the doorposts of your house.
The last two days: hope
Romans 15:13, the God of hope. Lamentations 3:22-23, new every morning, which is where the month should end and the next one begin.
How to use the list
Keep a Bible and a pen where you drink your coffee, and write from the page, not from a screen. If you use The Doorpost, name the day's verse in the app, open your Bible, and write it across; the app checks your words against the verse, accepts ESV, NIV, NKJV, CSB and NASB wording, rejects half a verse, and then opens the apps you chose for the day. Paraphrases such as The Message may not match on a few verses; pick the next one on the list when that happens.
When the month is over, start again with your own thirty. The app will not let a verse repeat within thirty days, and there are 31,102 to choose from.
Questions people ask
What are good short Bible verses to memorise?
Verses of one or two sentences hold best: Psalm 56:3, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:10, John 14:27, Joshua 1:9, Micah 6:8 and Lamentations 3:22-23 are all on this list and each takes under four minutes to write out.
Why write Bible verses by hand instead of reading them?
Writing slows you down and engages memory in a way skimming does not. A verse that takes three minutes to write tends to come back to mind later in the day, and the three minutes are long enough for the urge to open a feed to pass.
Does The Doorpost choose the verse for me?
No. You choose the verse and find it in your own Bible; the app never shows the text to copy. It only checks what you wrote against the verse you named and rests that verse for thirty days.
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Last updated: September 2026