The King James Bible is the most important book in the Western Canon, and its celebrating its 400th birthday today. While I am a member of a devotional community, I have compiled this list to speak to the transcendent value the Bible has as a work of literature. Just as how I believe we all ought to read the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, The Seven Valleys, and other sacred texts, everybody ought to read the King James Version of the Bible.
In no particular order, my fifteen favorite verses:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Job 38:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matt 25:40
O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. Song of Songs 8:1
Jesus Wept. John 11:35
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 3:20
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Psalm 91:7
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were
the sixth day. Genesis 1:31
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17
In no particular order, my fifteen favorite verses:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Job 38:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Rev. 21:4
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matt 25:40
O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. Song of Songs 8:1
Jesus Wept. John 11:35
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 3:20
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5:24
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Psalm 91:7
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were
the sixth day. Genesis 1:31
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17
