The Bible is a rich source of inspiration and guidance, including wisdom about the act of writing. Throughout its pages, many verses highlight the importance and power of words, stories, and written records.
These verses can be particularly inspiring for writers, offering encouragement and insight into the significance of their craft. Whether you’re a student, an aspiring author, or someone who loves to journal, the Bible provides timeless advice on how to approach writing with purpose and passion.
Let’s explore some of these verses and see how they can inspire us to write with heart and intention.
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Top Bible Verses About Writing
Habakkuk 2:2
“And the Lord answered me: ‘Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.”
Proverbs 3:3
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.”
Exodus 34:27
“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.’”
Jeremiah 30:2
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.”
Deuteronomy 6:9
“You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
Revelation 1:19
“Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.”
Isaiah 30:8
“And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.”
Psalm 102:18
“Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.”
John 20:30-31
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
2 Peter 1:21
“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
Writing as a Divine Instruction
Exodus 17:14
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.’”
Deuteronomy 31:19
“Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel.”
Isaiah 8:1
“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’”
Jeremiah 36:2
“Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today.”
Revelation 21:5
“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’”
Writing for Remembrance
Exodus 24:4
“And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Joshua 24:26
“And Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone and set it up there under the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.”
Esther 9:20
“And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far.”
Malachi 3:16
“Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name.”
Romans 15:4
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
Writing for Teaching and Instruction
Deuteronomy 31:22
“So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel.”
Proverbs 7:3
“Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.”
2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
1 John 2:14
“I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.”
Romans 16:22
“I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.”
Writing for Future Generations
Deuteronomy 17:18
“And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests.”
Psalm 78:5-6
“He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children.”
Isaiah 59:21
“And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
Luke 1:3-4
“It seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.”
2 Peter 3:1
“This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder.”
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Writing for Communication
1 Corinthians 5:9
“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.”
2 Corinthians 2:4
“For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.”
Galatians 6:11
“See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.”
Philemon 1:19
“I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.”
3 John 1:13
“I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink.”
Writing Prophetic Messages
Ezekiel 24:2
“Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.”
Daniel 7:1
“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.”
Jeremiah 51:60
“Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.”
Revelation 14:13
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!’”
Revelation 19:9
“And the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And he said to me, ‘These are the true words of God.’”
Writing for Encouragement
1 Thessalonians 4:18
“Therefore encourage one another with these words.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
Hebrews 13:22
“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.”
Romans 15:15
“But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God.”
2 Corinthians 13:10
“For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.”
Writing for Legal Documentation
Jeremiah 32:10
“I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.”
Jeremiah 32:44
“Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.”
Ruth 4:7
“Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel.”
Nehemiah 9:38
“Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.”
Esther 8:8
“But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s ring cannot be revoked.”
Writing God’s Laws
Exodus 31:18
“And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.”
Deuteronomy 27:3
“And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you.”
Deuteronomy 27:8
“And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”
Joshua 8:32
“And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.”
Nehemiah 8:8
“They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.”
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