Memorial Day Bible Verses

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 05/17/2022
Memorial Day Bible Verses

Bible Verses for Memorial Day - Scriptures to Honor and Remember

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who are serving and have served in the military. It is also a day to remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom in giving their lives. When we celebrate Memorial Day, it doesn't mean we are agreeing with our government's decisions and wars, but that we are taking time to recognize those who are willing to protect us. This collection of Bible verses can be used to read or pray in honor of our military.

Find the perfect Bible verse to share on Memorial Day to pay respect and show gratitude for those who have sacrificed.

A Memorial Day Prayer: O God, we give you praise for these people who have allowed us to serve and worship You in freedom. We do not take for granted that there are millions of Christians around the world afraid of prison or even death because of what they believe. Our veterans are a significant reason why we do not fear and we thank You for them.

Heavenly Father who sees all of the hurt, comfort the hearts of those who have lost loved ones in the military. It might seem to us “unfair,” but You are the God who ordains our days. Let us remember those families are still grieving today. Remind them of Your love for them. Their loss provides for us a safe place to live and worship You. Keep those families close to Your heart today. Comfort them and let them know we do not forget their loved one’s sacrifice. Amen. (by Sarah Frazier) Read more Memorial Day Prayers

Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
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Deuteronomy 5:16

16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
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Ephesians 4:2

Ephesians 4:2
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
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Exodus 13:3

3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast.
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Ezekiel 39:20

20 At my table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, mighty men and soldiers of every kind,’ declares the Sovereign LORD.
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Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 4:12 - The Word of God
12 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.
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Hebrews 13:4

4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
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Isaiah 49:16

Your Daily Verse - Isaiah 49:15-16
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
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Isaiah 55:11

11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
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John 10:18

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
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1 Samuel 2:30

30 “Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.
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1 Timothy 1:17

17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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2 Peter 1:5

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
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1 Corinthians 15:22

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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John 15:13

John 15:13 - Greater Love
13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8 - Excellent and Worthy of Praise
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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Proverbs 10:9

9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
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Psalms 34:18

Praying for You
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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Psalms 55:22

Psalm 55:22
22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
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Psalms 116:15

15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his faithful servants.
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Psalms 82:3-4

3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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Psalms 27:3-4

Your Daily Verse - Psalm 27:4
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
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1 Corinthians 16:13

Your Daily Verse - 1 Corinthians 16:13
13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
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Romans 13:7

7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
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Romans 12:9-13

Romans 12:9
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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Proverbs 10:7

Will your memory be a BLESSING?
7 The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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John 14:27

John 14:27 NIV
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
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2 Timothy 2:3

3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
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Proverbs 14:34

34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.
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Joshua 4:1-9

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.”
4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe,
5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,
6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’
7 tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”
8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down.
9 Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.
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