28 Bible Verses about Books

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Job 19:23

"Oh that my words were now written. Oh that they were inscribed in a book.

Isaiah 19:7

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

2 Timothy 4:13

Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

Jeremiah 36:2

"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Luke 1:3

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Revelation 5:1

I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.

Jeremiah 36:4

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken to him, on a scroll.

Job 19:23-24

"Oh that my words were now written. Oh that they were inscribed in a book. That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever.

3 John 1:13

I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;

Deuteronomy 31:9

Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

Joshua 18:9

The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions on a scroll. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

Numbers 21:14

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,

Ezra 4:15

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

Joshua 10:13

The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and did not hurry to go down about a whole day.

1 Samuel 10:25

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it on a scroll, and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Jeremiah 51:60-64

Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come on Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon. Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words, and say, 'LORD, you have spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor animal, but that it shall be desolate forever.'read more.
It shall be, when you have made an end of reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates: and you shall say, 'Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they shall be weary.'" Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Hebrews 10:7

Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.'"

Deuteronomy 31:24-26

It happened, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law on a scroll, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, "Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against you.

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they are written in the lamentations.

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Books » Illustrative of » The record of the church of Christ

Daniel 12:1

"At that time shall Michael arise, the great prince who watches over the children of your people. And there shall be a time of distress unparalleled since the beginning of the nation until that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book.

Revelation 20:12

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Revelation 22:19

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

Books » Divine communications recorded in

Exodus 17:14

The LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial on a scroll, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky."

Isaiah 30:8

Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever.

Jeremiah 36:2

"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Revelation 1:19

Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of conversation and conduct of men

Revelation 20:12

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Daniel 7:10

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

Malachi 3:16

Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for those who feared the LORD, and who honored his name.

Books » Often sealed

Isaiah 29:11

All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't, for it is sealed:"

Revelation 5:1

I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.

Books » Made in a roll

Jeremiah 36:2

"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Isaiah 34:4

All of the host of heaven will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.

Ezekiel 2:9

When I looked, behold, a hand was put forth to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Visions of iddo

2 Chronicles 9:29

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren't they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren't they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the way of genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Nathan

2 Chronicles 9:29

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren't they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jasher

2 Samuel 1:18

(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

Joshua 10:13

The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and did not hurry to go down about a whole day.

Books » Written with pen and ink

Jeremiah 36:18

Then Baruch answered them, "He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

3 John 1:13

I had many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write to you with ink and pen;

Books » Erasures in, alluded to

Exodus 32:33

The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Numbers 5:23

"The priest shall write these curses on a scroll, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.

Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence

Psalm 56:8

You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?

Books » Important events recorded in

Ezra 4:15

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so you shall find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

Ezra 6:1-2

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record:

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Sayings of the seers

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the engraved images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Record of the Seers.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Chronicles of david

1 Chronicles 27:24

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but did not finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel the seer

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Gad the seer

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jehu the son of hanani

2 Chronicles 20:34

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah

2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren't they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the way of genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Books » Often dedicated to persons of distinction

Luke 1:3

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Acts 1:1

The first account I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Books » The ancients fond of making

Ecclesiastes 12:12

Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Ahijah the shilonite

2 Chronicles 9:29

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, aren't they written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » History of the kings

1 Chronicles 9:1

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Natural history by solomon

1 Kings 4:32-33

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Samuel concerning the kingdom

1 Samuel 10:25

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it on a scroll, and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Books » Made of » Parchment

2 Timothy 4:13

Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Wars of the lord

Numbers 21:14

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Acts of solomon

1 Kings 11:41

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren't they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

Books » Often written on both sides

Ezekiel 2:10

He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Books » Probable origin of

Job 19:23-24

"Oh that my words were now written. Oh that they were inscribed in a book. That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever.

Books » Made of » Papyrus or paper reed

Isaiah 19:7

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

Books » Were numerous and most expensive

Acts 19:19

Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Topics on Books

Books In Prophecy

Revelation 5:1

I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed shut with seven seals.

Books Of Prophecy

Exodus 17:14

The LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial on a scroll, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky."

Books, Metaphorical Use

Revelation 20:11-12

I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.

Books, Not Preserved

Numbers 21:14

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,

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