Random Bible Verse Generator
The random Bible verse generator picks one of 34 well-known verses from the King James Version, taken from 14 books. Choose a book or a theme, or leave both open, and press the button.
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How the random Bible verse generator picks a verse
The page holds 34 well-known verses: 20 from the Old Testament and 14 from the New. With both filters open each verse has a 1 in 34 chance. A verse is also shown when the page loads, and changing a filter draws a new one straight away.
The book filter offers 8 of the 14 books. The 7 verses from the other six books (Deuteronomy, Joshua, Numbers, Jeremiah, Lamentations and 1 Peter) only come up on “All Books”.
Each verse carries one to three theme tags, and the theme filter keeps the verses with that tag: faith 21, peace 14, love 12, hope 12, guidance 7 and strength 6. If no verse matches both filters, the page says so. Each pick is an unbiased draw from the browser's cryptographic random generator, as described in how our randomness works.
Which Bible translation the verses come from
The verse text is the King James Version, first published in 1611, so expect thee, thou and -eth endings. It was checked against bible-api.com on October 12, 2026.
The King James text is in the public domain in most of the world. In the United Kingdom the right to print it is held by the Crown, which licenses publishers under letters patent.
The theme tags (hope, love, faith, strength, peace, guidance) are the page's own grouping and not part of any edition. A single verse is shown without its context; for study, read the surrounding chapter.
Example: a verse on strength
Set the theme to Strength and leave the book on All Books. Six verses qualify, among them Joshua 1:9 and Isaiah 40:31, so each comes up one time in six.
Now set the book to Psalms as well. Only Psalm 27:1 is both from Psalms and tagged Strength, so every press shows it. To widen the draw again, set either filter back to “All”.
Ways to use a random Bible verse
- Memory verse: draw one on Monday and learn it by the end of the week.
- Study group: draw a verse, read its whole chapter together and talk about what the verse means in context.
- Journaling: write a page on how the verse applies to your week.
For famous lines from speeches, books and poems, each with its source, use the random quote generator. For an open question to discuss, try the random topic generator.
Questions about the random Bible verse generator
Which Bible translation does the page use?
The King James Version, also called the Authorised Version, first published in 1611. Its text is in the public domain in most of the world. In the United Kingdom the right to print it belongs to the Crown, which licenses publishers.
Why do I get the same verse every time?
Some filters match only one verse. Romans has a single verse on the list (Romans 8:28), and Psalms with the theme Strength leaves only Psalm 27:1. Set the book back to All Books for a wider draw.
Can I add my own verses?
Not on this page; its list is fixed. To draw from your own verses, paste the references into the picker wheel, one per line.
Sources
- Wikipedia: King James Version — first published in 1611; public domain in most of the world, Crown rights in the United Kingdom (checked October 16, 2026)