Bible Verse of the Day

Today’s verse in the King James Version, followed by the previous 14 days.

Today ·

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 · KJV

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The Past 14 Days

Missed a day? Every verse of the day from the last fortnight, with its reference.

  1. “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

    1 Peter 2:24 · KJV

  2. “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

    Philippians 4:7 · KJV

  3. “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”

    Colossians 3:23 · KJV

  4. “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.”

    Matthew 4:23 · KJV

  5. “Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”

    Luke 10:2 · KJV

  6. “The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”

    Psalm 34:17 · KJV

  7. “And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”

    1 Samuel 15:22 · KJV

  8. “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

    Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · KJV

  9. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

    Hebrews 4:12 · KJV

  10. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

    2 Corinthians 5:7 · KJV

  11. “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

    John 10:10 · KJV

  12. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

    John 1:1 · KJV

  13. “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

    Matthew 5:14 · KJV

  14. “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge.”

    2 Peter 1:5 · KJV

How Today’s Verse Is Chosen

The verse of the day is decided by the date, not by chance. A fixed shuffle of the devotional collection is walked one verse per day, so everyone who opens this page today reads the same verse. Every day the site has already published is kept on record, which is what the archive above reads from — so it shows what was actually served, not what today’s settings would recompute.

The cycle is 404 of the collection’s 439 verses. It is a curated subset rather than the whole: the random button on the homepage draws from all 439, but the verse this page puts in front of a reader unasked, without any surrounding chapter, is an editorial choice, and this site is used by children as well as adults.

Every verse on this page is quoted in full from the King James Version and printed with its book, chapter and verse, so you can find it in your own Bible and read what surrounds it. That reference is there on purpose: a verse read in its chapter says far more than a verse read alone, and the dated verse is meant to be a way in rather than the whole of it.

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Bible Verse of the Day — FAQ

What is the Bible verse of the day today?
Today's verse is shown at the top of this page in the King James Version, with its book, chapter and verse so you can look it up in your own Bible. Because it is fixed by the date rather than drawn at random, a household or a small group reading this page in different places is reading the same words.
What was the Bible verse of the day yesterday?
Yesterday's verse is the first entry in the archive below. The archive lists the 14 days before today, each with its date, its reference and its full King James Version text, so if you missed a day you can simply read back to it.
How is the verse of the day chosen?
It is chosen by the calendar date, not at random and not by a person each morning. A fixed shuffle of the 404-verse devotional collection is walked one verse per day, so the verse is the same for everyone who opens this page today. Days the site has already published are kept on record, so the archive shows what was actually served rather than what today's settings would recompute.
Why is the verse of the day different from the random verse button?
They draw from different pools. The random button on the homepage draws from the whole collection of 439 verses. The verse of the day draws from 404 of them — the ones suited to open a day for a reader of any age, with no surrounding chapter to give them context. Both are King James Version, and every verse is quoted in full but one: Proverbs 23:13 is shown as a marked excerpt, because the rest of the verse concerns the physical discipline of children, and this page is written to be read by children too.
How far back does the archive go?
The archive holds 14 days, which keeps this page a place to catch up rather than a list to scroll. Every entry is the verse this site actually published on that date — nothing here is recomputed after the fact.