What we may say about the Bible may have some value, but what the Bible says about itself is inestimably valuable.
So here are twenty texts from the Bible about the Bible:
It is God-breathed
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16
It is eternal
All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. Psalm 119:160
It stands firm
Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89
It is flawless
Every word of God is flawless … Proverbs 30:5
It is truth
… your word is truth. John 17:17
It is alive
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
It is a light
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105
It is like fire
“Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29
It is more precious than gold
The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. Psalm 19:9-10
It is wonderful
Your statutes are wonderful … Psalm 119:129
It gives understanding
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130
It gives joy
The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. Psalm 19:8
It combats sin
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11
It is refreshing
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. Psalm 19:7
It is for your hearts and minds
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Deuteronomy 11:18
It should be on your lips
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8
It should be obeyed
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22
It leads to blessing
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it – not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it – they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25
It should have nothing added or taken away from it
See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it. Deuteronomy 12:32
It endures forever
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. Isaiah 40:8
It will never pass away
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Matthew 24:35
Scripture Quotations: New International Version, 2011, Biblica
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