Easy Bible Verses for Toddlers

Doing Bible memory verses with your toddler might seem hard but I promise it is very possible! Not only that-but fun!

Click here for a free printable of these verses as a handy chart to pick from! 

We know that God’s word is powerful! Even at a young age we want to fill our kiddos up with the truth found in the Bible. 

The verses listed I chose because I wanted ones that toddlers can understand. Words they know, concepts that are “easier” and focusing on the attributes of God. 

But first some things to help start making bible memorization common in your home! In this post I are going to talk about:

• How to start adding Bible memory verses into your kiddos life
• Top Tips for Bible Memorization with a Toddler

Then I have 30 short and easy bible memory verses listed! I’ve also included a few “Challenge” verses if you have a little one up for a challenge!

Make it a Routine 

My oldest kiddo has been memorizing Bible verses since she was about 2 ½ years old. We practice our bible verse every morning after breakfast. We have a simple routine of reading our Bible story, practicing our verse and saying a prayer. We may sing a song in there as well! Especially if our bible verse has a song connected to it. 

Now, this Bible time each morning is short! Like just five minutes short. Maybe more if my kiddos want to read ahead in our bible book (always, yes!) or have a question. By allowing it to be short I not only am actually keeping my toddlers’ attention but I am also actually doing it each day! No one dreads it, we all enjoy it and so we keep on doing it. 

Having that Bible time with my kiddos each day is important to me! Sticking to the same routine, at the same time each day and letting it be simple has really helped me to actually follow through daily! Organizing my days not only helps with bible time but in general as a stay-at-home mom! 

Top Tips for Bible Memorization with Toddlers

• Keep it short! As you will see with the list of verses below, we keep it short! Don’t be afraid to simply not memorize the whole verse. I mean, don’t take things out of context but keep it simple! 
• Sing! We love verses that songs are based off of. Music is a great tool for memorization. If there is no song based on a verse then make one up! Your kiddos won’t care if it’s perfect. They will just care that it is fun.  
• Actions! Making up actions for the Bible verse is an easy way to help memorize, its fun to do, and younger children can get involved! My 15 month old can’t say our current Bible verse but he knows most of the actions we made up! 
• Have it written where it is visible. Have the verse posted where both you and your kiddos can see it is helpful. Reminds you to do it every morning.
• Let it be fun! This is our chance to show our kiddos the joy of the Lord and a love for his word. It’s not a race to memorize a new verse weekly or say it perfectly each time. As we know-its about the heart and not the head knowledge we have. 

30 Easy Bible Memory Verses (All ESV)

• O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9
• O Taste and see that the Lord is good! Psalm 34:8a
• The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Isaiah 40:28a
• The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. Lamentations 3:22a
• Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” John 14:6a
• For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
• Love one another with brotherly affection. Romans 12:10a
• Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21
• For freedom Christ has set us free. Galatians 5:1
• And let us not grow weary of doing good. Galatians 6:9a
• So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone. Galatians 6:10a
• For by grace you have been saved through faith. Ephesians 2:8
• And above all these put on love. Colossians 3:14a
• Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Colossians 3:23
• Therefore encourage one another and build one another up. 1 Thessalonians 5:11a
• Rejoice always. 1 Thessalonians 5:16
• But the Lord is faithful. 2 Thessalonians 3:3
• As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. 2 Thessalonians 3:13
• For everything created by God is good. 1 Timothy 4:4a
• Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. Hebrews 12:2a
• For our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29
• Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8
• Every good and every perfect gift is from above. James 1:17a
• Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. James 1:19b
• God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5b
• Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God. 1 John 4:7a
• God is love. 1 John 4:8b
• Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11
• We love because he first loved us.1 John 4:19
• Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. 3 John 11

Challenge Verses

• But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
• But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our savior appeared, he saved us. Titus 3:4-5a
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23
• If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. 1 John 1:9a
• For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12
• Be kind to one another tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
• And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works. Hebrews 10:24
• Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts. Colossians 3:12a
• Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Colossians 3:20

Let Truth Grow

Plan bible memorization into your da and have fun with it! I have got to watch my daughter dance around our living room loudly saying her bible verse over and over, quite dramatically at times, and it is a sweet sweet moment!

You got this, mama!