Copywork is a beneficial exercise in a child’s education. Not only does copywork help improve writing, but it allows the student to better retain information by copying it rather than reading it only. Whether it is practicing penmanship, studying good sentence structure, or compiling helpful words to live by, what better source to copy than the Bible?
The following list of scriptures is a copywork resource which ranges from single verses up to entire chapters and also includes the subject matter of each selection.
- Galatians 5:22-23 (Fruits of the Spirit)
- Proverbs 6:6-11 (Go to the Ant)
- Ephesians 6:10-17 (Armor of God)
- II Peter 1:5-8 (Christian Virtues)
- Matthew 5:3-10 (Beatitudes)
- Philippians 4:8 (Think on these things)
- Psalm 100 (Thanksgiving)
- Joshua 1:8 (Key to Success)
- Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (The Shama)
- Romans 12:9-19 (Relationships with others)
- Genesis 1 (Creation)
- Philippians 4:6-7 (Peace)
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Time)
- Psalm 1 (Happiness)
- John 14:1-6 (Hope)
- I John 4:7-11 (Love)
- I Corinthians 13 (Love)
- James 3:2-10 (Taming the Tongue)
- Hebrews 4:12 (The living Word)
- I Timothy 6:6-8 (Contentment)
- Joshua 1:9 (Courage)
- I Timothy 4:12 (Being a good example)
- Proverbs 3:11-12 (Discipline)
- Matthew 7:24-27 (Parable of the two builders)
- Philippians 2:5-8 (Be like Jesus)
- Ephesians 6:1 (Obedience)
- Philippians 2:14 (Complaining)
- Psalm 119:11 (Fighting Temptation)
- Psalm 19:7-11 (The Word of God)