Step 10 Bible Verses for a Daily Inventory
The main Bible verse for Step 10 is 1 Corinthians 10:12: if you think you are standing firm, take care that you don’t fall. The others below speak to the rest of the step: examining yourself honestly, dealing with anger quickly, owning your wrongs, and trusting God’s mercy for each new day.
Step 10 in the 1939 wording: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” It is a daily practice, so these verses are good for daily reading.
1 Corinthians 10:12: don’t coast
“Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.”
This is the verse the app ties to Step 10. After the amends are made, life often gets calmer. That calm is a gift, and also a risk. Paul says the time to watch is when you feel safest.
Lamentations 3:22-23: mercy every morning
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Written in the middle of ruin, these lines say God’s mercy is fresh every morning. A nightly inventory doesn’t end in a verdict. It ends in mercy, and the next day starts new.
Ephesians 4:26: before the sun goes down
“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,”
Anger isn’t always sin, but carrying it overnight usually turns into something worse. This verse is a good reason to do the review at bedtime and make quick amends the next morning.
James 1:19-20: slow to speak
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
Many Step 10 amends come from things said too fast. James gives the order: listen first, speak slowly, and be slow to get angry. It is a fine daily goal.
Proverbs 28:13: don’t cover it
“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”
Hiding wrongs was a way of life for many of us. This proverb says hiding doesn’t work and confessing brings mercy. That is the “promptly admitted it” part of the step.
Galatians 6:4: your own work
“But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.”
Paul says test your own work, not your neighbor’s. A personal inventory is just that: personal. Their part is between them and God.
Hebrews 12:1: keep running
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
Perseverance is the principle of Step 10. This verse pictures a long race, run with others cheering you on. Throw off what slows you down, each day, and keep going.
Putting them to use
Pick one verse for the week and read it each night before your review. Lamentations 3:22-23 is a good one to end on, so you go to sleep remembering mercy rather than mistakes.
When a hard moment comes during the day, James 1:19-20 or Ephesians 4:26 can be your spot-check. Then work the Step 10 questions at night, or pray the Step 10 prayer. The whole step is laid out on the Step 10 page.
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