Scripture Memory

Memorizing Scripture helps you to meditate on God’s Word and know what it says so you can draw on Scripture in any circumstance.

Scripture memory can be done all together as a family, enriching everyone with God’s Word. Work on memorizing one verse or passage at a time. It’s very simple: Once a day, read aloud the verse or passage you are working on. As the words become familiar, family members should join in saying the parts they know. Continue with the same verse or passage until everyone can recite it together with confidence.

How to Memorize Scripture

Watch the video below to see how to set up a simple Scripture Memory System that will help you continually memorize new verses, plus review all the verses you have learned in just 5 to 10 minutes each day.

What to Memorize

Here are twelve years of Scripture memory verses. Each year contains about fifty verses, with some single verses and some longer passages. You can use these suggestions in any order. The verse groups on this page are available in a free download of printable verse cards, or you can purchase ready-to-go printed cards.

Verse Group 1

Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:27
Genesis 1:31
Genesis 2:7
Psalm 23
Psalm 35:9
Psalm 100
Psalm 119:30
Proverbs 4:7
Proverbs 4:20, 21

Proverbs 22:29
Mark 12:30, 31
John 13:34, 35
1 Corinthians 10:31
Ephesians 2:8–10
Ephesians 4:25
Ephesians 4:32
Ephesians 6:1–3
Philippians 4:4–9
Philippians 4:13

1 Thessalonians 5:18
1 Timothy 6:6
Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 13:17
James 4:1
James 5:8
1 Peter 4:8
1 John 1:8, 9
Revelation 4:11

Verse Group 2

Genesis 9:6
Genesis 50:20
Psalm 46
Psalm 96:7–9
Proverbs 3:5–7
Proverbs 6:6–8
Jeremiah 17:9
Matthew 6:9–13
Luke 1:37

John 15:12
1 Corinthians 4:2
1 Corinthians 9:25
1 Corinthians 14:40
2 Corinthians 9:7
Ephesians 4:1–3
Philippians 4:19
Colossians 3:12, 13
1 Timothy 2:1, 2

1 Timothy 5:21
2 Timothy 1:16, 17
Titus 2:11–14
Titus 3:2
Hebrews 5:14
Hebrews 11:6
James 2:1
James 4:7

Verse Group 3

Exodus 20:2–17
Joshua 1:7–9
Joshua 4:24
Joshua 22:5
Joshua 24:14, 15
Joshua 24:24
Proverbs 3:21–23
Proverbs 4:24
Proverbs 9:8
Proverbs 10:19
Proverbs 10:26

Proverbs 11:13
Proverbs 11:24, 25
Proverbs 12:10
Proverbs 12:19
Proverbs 12:22
Proverbs 13:20
Proverbs 14:9, 16
Proverbs 14:26
Proverbs 15:1
Proverbs 15:16
Proverbs 15:23

Proverbs 16:32
Proverbs 17:17
Proverbs 18:13
Proverbs 23:17
Proverbs 26:17
Proverbs 27:1
Proverbs 28:13
Proverbs 29:15
Proverbs 31:30

Verse Group 4

Psalm 1
Matthew 5:1–12
Matthew 16:16
Mark 10:42–45
Luke 19:10
John 3:3
John 3:16–18

John 5:24
John 10:7–16
John 14:6
John 15:13
Acts 4:12
Acts 16:31
Romans 3:23

Romans 4:5
Romans 5:6
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:9, 10
Romans 10:13

Verse Group 5

Exodus 34:6
Psalm 25:5
Psalm 121
Matthew 5:13–16
Matthew 7:5
Matthew 18:15–17

Romans 8:28, 29
1 Corinthians 6:1, 2
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 5:15–21
Ephesians 6:10–20
1 Thessalonians 5:11

1 Timothy 4:12
2 Timothy 3:16, 17
James 5:19, 20
1 Peter 2:15, 19
1 John 2:28

Verse Group 6

Psalm 27:1
Psalm 37:5, 6
Psalm 91
Isaiah 40:8
Matthew 6:31–33

Luke 11:28
John 4:24
Romans 8:38, 39
1 Corinthians 10:13
1 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 7:10
Galatians 6:7, 8
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

Verse Group 7

Psalm 52:9
Psalm 113
Psalm 119:9–11
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Matthew 5:23, 24

Matthew 15:18, 19
John 14:15
Romans 12
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
Ephesians 4:29, 30

Philippians 1:21
1 Timothy 2:5
2 Timothy 2:15
James 1:2–4

Verse Group 8

Psalm 19
Psalm 55:17
Proverbs 6:16–19
Isaiah 59:1, 2
Matthew 7:7
Romans 15:7
2 Corinthians 5:21

2 Corinthians 7:1
Galatians 2:20
Philippians 1:6
Colossians 4:2
1 Thessalonians 5:12–24
2 Timothy 2:24–26
Titus 3:5

Hebrews 4:12
James 1:17
James 4:10
1 Peter 3:15
1 John 3:23

Verse Group 9

Psalm 42
Psalm 63:3
Psalm 117
Proverbs 19:11
Matthew 7:12

Luke 16:13
2 Corinthians 5:10
Colossians 3
2 Timothy 1:7
James 1:5

2 Peter 3:9
1 John 4:10
1 John 5:11–13

Verse Group 10

Matthew 28:18–20
Luke 2:1–20
John 1:1, 14
John 1:29

John 8:31, 32
John 10:11
John 10:27–29
John 14:1–3

Acts 1:8–11
Romans 1:16
Philippians 2:2–11

Verse Group 11

Deuteronomy 6:4–7
Psalm 32:1–5
Psalm 107:1
Psalm 139
Isaiah 40:30, 31

Luke 17:3, 4
2 Corinthians 6:14
Galatians 5:22, 23
Galatians 6:1, 2
1 Timothy 6:6–8

2 Peter 3:18
Jude 24, 25
3 John 4

Verse Group 12

Psalm 127
Psalm 133:1
Psalm 145
Proverbs 18:21

Jeremiah 23:29
Lamentations 3:22–26
Romans 6:12, 13
1 Corinthians 15:51–58

Hebrews 10:24, 25
James 1:22
1 John 2:15–17