How to Cover Your Home with God’s Word: Bible Verses for Every Room

When we built our home in 2001, we wanted to dedicate it to the Lord from the very beginning. We made it a matter of prayer and even prayed over the property before we bought it, but we also decided we would write Scriptures in every room.

Whether you’re building a new home, remodeling an older one, or just looking for creative ways to surround your family with Scripture, this is one tradition I cannot recommend enough.

Filling Our Home with Scripture

We wanted loved ones to contribute to the Scripture writing also, so we placed a bag of Sharpies inside our unfinished house. We invited family members, friends, and our church family to stop by and write their favorite Bible verses on the studs, concrete, and framing throughout the house before a any sheetrock covered the walls.

I carried around a growing list of Scriptures inside my Bible. Every time I came across another verse that I thought would be great to add to our house, I added it to my list. (I have looked everywhere for that list and can’t find it anywhere!)

Jay and the kids also added verses. The kids especially enjoyed writing Scriptures in their own bedrooms. By the time we finished, our home was literally covered in God’s Word. 

Although those verses disappeared behind drywall years ago, we have always known they are still there, hidden inside the walls. When you think about it, those Scriptures have been there through birthdays, family dinners, answered prayers, difficult seasons, and in countless blessings.

Why Write Bible Verses Throughout Your Home?

Writing Scripture throughout your home is such a beautiful way of dedicating every room to the Lord. Even though no one can see the verses hidden behind our walls today, we know they are still there. And who knows, many years from now, someone else may have the house and remodel it – the verses they see may be the exact encouragement they need.

When you think about it, our homes are where:

• Love lives.
• Children learn.
• Dreams are shared.
• Prayers are prayed.
• Tears are shed.
• Celebrations happen.
• Ordinary days become wonderful memories.

One verse really stood out to me while we were in this process of writing Scriptures throughout the house – Deuteronomy 6:4-9. These Scriptures remind us that we should make God’s Word a part of our everyday life and share His Word with our families.

Even though this set of Scriptures is a little long, I was determined to write them over every doorway in the house. This is emphasized again in Deuteronomy 11:18-21.

Creative Ways to Hide God’s Word Throughout Your Home

You don’t have to be building a new house to do this, you just have to get a little creative. Here are a few ideas:

During New Construction or Remodeling

• Write directly on the framing before drywall – Use permanent markers to write Scriptures on the studs and framing before the walls are put up.
• Place Scripture inside walls before closing them – Write verses on index cards, place them in sealed envelopes, and tuck them behind trim or inside walls.
• Write over doorways – Many families place verses above every doorway before painting.
• Beneath flooring during renovations – Write Scriptures on the foundation when getting new flooring.
• Add Scripture into the brick – This was one of Jay’s only requests when we were building.

Ways to Add Scripture Anytime

• Use glow-in-the-dark clear ink – I have seen people on social media doing this, and it is really cool! Use a clear UV or glow marker to allow Scripture to remain hidden until it is viewed with a UV flashlight.
• Frame favorite Scriptures – Print your favorite verses on pretty paper or with a nice background and frame them.

• Beautiful Scripture art – You can purchase Scripture art that reminds you of God’s promises every time you walk past them.
• Place note cards with your favorite verses above door frames – No one may see them, but you will know they are there.
• Keep Scriptures in unexpected places – You never know when you may see the verse you need for that very day or moment.
  • Inside kitchen cabinets
  • Under or on the bathroom mirrors
  • Behind family portraits
  • Inside drawers
  • Under tables
  • On the refrigerator door
  • Inside the pantry

Bible Verses for Every Room of Your House

Bible Verses for the Front Door

Your front door represents everyone who enters your home. You could also add these to your back door or garage door.

• Joshua 24:15
• Psalm 121:8
• Psalm 91:11
• Deuteronomy 28:6

Bible Verses for the Living Room

This is the place where your family tends to gather (when not in the kitchen).

• Psalm 133:1
• Colossians 3:16
• Romans 15:13

Bible Verses for the Kitchen

In most cases, the kitchen is the heart of the home!

• Matthew 4:4
• Psalm 34:8
• Psalm 107:9
• Proverbs 15:17
• Psalm 145:15-16
• Matthew 6:11
• Psalm 23:1

Bible Verses for the Dining Room

This is the place where families gather around the kitchen table and share food, love, and fellowship.

• Acts 2:46
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18
• Psalm 23:5
• Hebrews 13:2

Bible Verses for Kids’ Bedrooms and Nurseries

Kids need your prayers and to be covered in Scripture now more than ever!

• Jeremiah 29:11
• Psalm 127:3
• 1 Timothy 4:12
• Proverbs 22:6
• Isaiah 54:13
• Psalm 139:13-14
• Mark 10:14
• Numbers 6:24-26
• Isaiah 40:11

Bible Verses for the Master Bedroom

This room is your safe haven. These Scriptures are also a reminder of God’s design for marriage.

• Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
• Ephesians 4:2-3
• 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
• Song of Solomon 3:4
• Psalm 4:8

Bible Verses for the Bathroom

When you think about it, every day begins and ends in the bathroom, not to mention all the other times in between. 🙂

• Psalm 51:10
• Lamentations 3:22-23
• 2 Corinthians 5:17

Bible Verses for the Home Office

These verses are a reminder to work faithfully and for the Lord.

• Colossians 3:23
• Proverbs 16:3
• James 1:5
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Psalm 32:8
• Isaiah 48:17

Bible Verses for the Foundation

We all know that the foundation is a vital part of building a house! It is also vitally important in our spiritual walk.

• Matthew 7:24-25
• Psalm 127:1
• Isaiah 28:16
• Ephesians 2:20

Other Verses to Write Anywhere in Your House

• Isaiah 41:10
• Isaiah 32:18
• Proverbs 3:33
• Philippians 4:6-7
• Philippians 4:19
• Isaiah 43:2
• Romans 8:28
• Galatians 6:9
• Isaiah 40:31
• Proverbs 16:9
• Psalm 127:1
• Philippians 4:13
• Psalm 119:105
• Proverbs 4:26
• Psalm 37:23
• Matthew 6:6

Favorite Items for Building a Scripture-Filled Home

• Permanent markers
• UV invisible ink pens
• Scripture card sets

If you do this, be sure to take more pictures than we did! If you have already done this, I would love to see your pictures.

Our Favorite Part

Although we only took a handful of pictures of the studs full of Scriptures, we  don’t need photos to remember what is behind these walls. Every room of our home still has the verses we wrote more than twenty-five years ago.

No one can see them, and most visitors don’t even know they’re there. However, every stud and hidden space is a reminder for us that this house was dedicated to the Lord before we moved in. 

It is neat to think that those Scriptures have been with us for every visit, birthday, graduation, holiday, sickness, loss, struggle, answered prayer, and even the ordinary days.

If we ever build another house, this will be one tradition we will absolutely do again.

Final Thoughts

Writing Bible verses throughout your home may seem like a small thing to do, but it can be one of the most powerful traditions your family starts. Whether you’re building a new house, remodeling one, or just wanting to add verses to your home as it is, look for creative ways to fill your home with God’s Word. 

It has been more than twenty-five years since we wrote those Scriptures on the studs of our home, and they’re still there. They may be out of sight, but they are not forgotten. God’s promises remain.

My prayer is that every room of your home becomes a place where faith grows. I also pray that the generations will always be reminded that “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

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