holy verses

Divine written words

Holy verses are passages from sacred religious texts—scripture considered divinely inspired or revealed.

The term appears across traditions: She memorized holy verses from the Quran, The priest read holy verses from the Gospel.

In casual use, someone might invoke holy verses to suggest moral authority or spiritual weight behind their words.

Related

prayer · sutra · Quran · sacred text · meditation · spiritual practice · oral tradition · Torah · recitation · Vedas · gospel · ayah · parallelism · chanting · exegesis · hymn · tradition · liturgy

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Opposites
sacred vs. secular content

holy verseslove poetry

Poems expressing romantic affection

drinking songs · popular songs · folk songs · folk ballads · nursery rhymes

reverence vs. irreverence

holy versesblasphemy

Irreverence toward the sacred

profanity · curses · sacrilege · desecration

spiritual truth vs. falsehood

holy versesforbidden books

Publications prohibited by authority

grimoires · false prophecy

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G