63 Bible Verses about Writing

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Jeremiah 30:2

"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: "Write all the words that I've spoken to you in a book.

Luke 1:3

I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Joshua 24:26

He wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God, took a large stone, moved it under the shade of the oak tree that was near the sanctuary of the LORD,

2 Kings 23:21

After this, the king commanded all of the people, "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, just as it's prescribed in this Book of the Covenant."

1 Kings 11:41

Now the rest of Solomon's accomplishments, including everything else he did, as well as records of his wisdom, are recorded in the Book of the Acts of Solomon, are they not?

2 Kings 12:19

Now the rest of the Joash's activities everything he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not?

1 Chronicles 29:29

The activities of David the king are recorded in the History of Samuel the Seer, in the History of Nathan the Prophet, and in the History of Gad the Seer,

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah sang a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers recite that lamentation about Josiah to this day. In fact, they made singing it an ordinance in Israel, and they are recorded in the Lamentations.

Nehemiah 9:38

"Because of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our descendants of Levi, and our priests hereby set their seals upon it."

Deuteronomy 24:1

"If a man chooses to enter into marriage with a woman, but she finds herself displeasing to him because he has found something objectionable about her, he must draw up divorce papers, hand them to her, and then send her out of his house.

Mark 10:4

They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

2 Samuel 11:14

The next morning, David sent a message to Joab that Uriah took with him in his hand.

Romans 16:22

I, Tertius, who penned this letter, greet you in the Lord.

Colossians 4:18

This greeting is written with my own signature "Paul." Remember that I remain imprisoned. May grace be with you! Amen.

1 Kings 21:8-11

So she wrote some memos in Ahab's name, set his personal seal to them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. In the memos, she wrote the following directives: "Proclaim a public fast and seat Naboth in the front row. Seat two wicked men in front of him, and make them testify against him. Tell them to claim "You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."read more.
So the leading men of the city, along with the elders and nobles who lived there, did precisely what Jezebel had directed them to do. They followed the instructions that she had set forth in the memos:

Galatians 6:11

Look at how large these letters are because I am writing with my own hand!

2 Peter 3:1

Dear friends, this is now the second of two letters I am writing to you, in which I have been trying to stimulate your pure minds by reminding you

Exodus 32:15-16

Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two Tablets of the Testimony in his hand, tablets which were written on both sides. They were written on one side and the other. The tablets were the work of God and the writing was God's writing, inscribed on the tablets.

Deuteronomy 27:2-3

On the day you cross over the Jordan River to the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. Then inscribe on them all the words of this Law when you've crossed over into the land that the LORD your God is about to give you a land flowing with milk and honey just as the LORD God of your ancestors promised you.

Job 19:24

using an iron stylus with lead for ink! Then they'd be engraved in rock forever.

Numbers 17:2-3

"Tell the Israelis to take a rod one from each ancestral house, that is, one from every leader, for a total of twelve rods. Write each tribal name on his rod. You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes.

Deuteronomy 6:9

and write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates."

Zechariah 14:20

"At that time, there will be written on the bells of the horses: HOLINESS TO THE LORD

Daniel 5:5-8

At that moment, humanlike fingers of a hand appeared near the lamp stand of the royal palace and wrote on the plaster of the wall. While the king watched the back of the hand as it was writing, his facial expression changed. Utterly frightened, he lost control of his own bowels and his knees knocked together. The king cried out to bring in enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers. He announced to the advisors of Babylon, "Whoever can read this writing and tell me its meaning will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain placed around his neck, and will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom."read more.
Then all the king's advisors came in, but they were unable to read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

Habakkuk 2:2

When he answered, the LORD told me: "Write out the revelation, engraving it clearly on the tablets, so that a courier may run with it.

Luke 1:63

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And everyone was amazed.

Deuteronomy 17:18

When he occupies his royal throne, he must make a copy of this Law for himself from a scroll used by the Levitical priests.

Revelation 1:11

saying, "Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

Exodus 17:14

Then the LORD told Moses, "Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua: "I'll certainly wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.'"

Numbers 5:23

"Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water.

Job 19:23

If only my words were written down; if only they were inscribed in a book

Isaiah 8:1

The LORD also told me, "Take a large tablet and write on it with a stylus pen, "For Maher-shalal-hash-baz'.

Jeremiah 36:18

Baruch answered them, "Yes, Jeremiah dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in the scroll with ink."

Jeremiah 51:60

Jeremiah wrote on a single scroll all the disasters that would come on Babylon, all these things that were written about Babylon.

Ezekiel 9:2-3

All of a sudden, I noticed six men approaching from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north. Each of them held a destructive weapon in his hand. Among them there was one man, clothed in linen, who was equipped with a writing set at his side. They went in and presented themselves beside the bronze altar. Then the glory that is Israel's God arose from the cherubim on which he had been seated and settled on the threshold of the Temple. He called out to the man dressed in linen who wore the writing case at his side.

Ezekiel 9:11

Then I noticed the man dressed in linen who wore the writing case by his side as he brought back this message: "I've done as you have commanded me."

Exodus 34:1

The LORD told Moses, "Cut out for yourself two stone tablets like the first ones, and I'll write on the tablets the words which were on the first tablets that you broke.

Psalm 87:6

The LORD will record, as he registers the nations, "This one was born there." Interlude

John 8:6

They said this to test him, so that they might have a charge against him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

Jeremiah 31:33

"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Hebrews 10:16

"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts and will write them on their minds,

Romans 2:15

They show that what the Law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

Proverbs 7:3

Strap them to your fingers and engrave them on the tablet of your heart.

Jeremiah 17:1

The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron stylus. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of their altars.

2 Corinthians 3:2

You are our letter, written in our hearts and known and read by everyone.

Deuteronomy 31:19

"Now write this song and teach it to the Israelis. Put this song in their very mouths, so that it will be a witness for me against the Israelis,

Joshua 18:4

Appoint three men from each tribe and I'll send them. They'll begin to go through the land and record a description of it, categorized according to their inheritance, and then they'll report back to me.

2 Chronicles 35:4

"Put the holy ark in the Temple that Solomon, the son of Israel's King David, built. It will no longer be a burden on their shoulders. Now go serve the LORD your God and his people Israel. Prepare yourselves by divisions according to your ancestral households, keeping to what King David of Israel and his son Solomon wrote about this.

Psalm 102:18

Write this for the next generation, that a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

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Isaiah 44:5

One will say, "I belong to the LORD,' and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will have written on his hand, "the LORD's,' and will adopt the name of Israel."

Galatians 6:11

Look at how large these letters are because I am writing with my own hand!

Writing » On the heart

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 31:33

"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.

Proverbs 7:3

Strap them to your fingers and engrave them on the tablet of your heart.

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God Writing With His Finger

Deuteronomy 9:10

Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets on which God inscribed with his own finger all the words that the LORD spoke to you on the mountain from the middle of the fire that day when you were all assembled together.

Not Writing

2 John 1:12

Although I have a great deal to write to you, I would prefer not to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

Writing Letters

2 Corinthians 3:2-3

You are our letter, written in our hearts and known and read by everyone.

Writing On Objects

Deuteronomy 6:9

and write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates."

Writing On People

Jeremiah 31:33

"Rather, this is the covenant that I'll make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD. "I'll put my Law within them and will write it on their hearts. I'll be their God and they will be my people.

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