Bible Tools

These are some of my favorite tools that have helped me grow deeper in God’s Word — from study Bibles and commentaries to journals and books that inspire my walk with Christ. Each one is something I personally use and love. Below, you’ll find a few of my favorites, and if you’d like to see the full list, you can explore my Amazon Storefront here

Note: Some of these links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission (at no cost to you). I only share items that truly help me stay rooted in Christ — and I hope they bless your time in the Word too.

Bibles

These are some of my favorite Bibles that I reach for often. I enjoy reading from a variety of translations because each one helps me see God’s Word from a fresh perspective.

Gray hardcover book titled "The Lucado Encouraging Word Bible" standing upright with a black band on the spine and an open blue ribbon bookmark at the bottom.

The Lucado Encouraging Word Bible

The Lucado Study Bible blends biblical study notes with devotional insights from Max Lucado, helping you see God’s grace and love in every chapter.

Enduring Word Study Bible

Open book with text about Luke and a diagram and drawing of a temple.

ESV Study Bible

The ESV Study Bible is packed with in-depth notes, maps, and charts that bring Scripture to life. It’s one of the most comprehensive study Bibles available and perfect for digging deeper into God’s Word.

The Message Bible

Open pink-bound book of Psalms with highlighted text, surrounded by pink roses, pink reading notepad, pink glitter pen, and pink glasses on a white surface.

The Jesus Bible

This is my every day Bible I use. I love all the context it gives before each book, and all the margin notes throughout the pages.

Open book displaying titled pages about biblical themes, with decorative script on the left page reading "The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in faithful love," and the right page titled "Numbers".

She Reads Truth Bible

This is a journaling Bible and I adore the artwork all throughout it and the large margins to note take.

Bible Commentaries

Bible commentaries are books written by biblical scholars that help you dig deeper into Scripture. They walk through the text verse by verse, explaining the historical, cultural, and literary context so you can better understand what’s happening and what it means.

Cover of 'The Tony Evans Bible Commentary' with a dark, textured background and gold text.

The Tony Evans Bible Commentary

Great resource for beginners who are starting out with commentaries & digging deeper to understand the Bible.

Book cover for The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John MacArthur with a blue background, a silhouette of a person in a small boat with a sail on calm water, and a sky with clouds.

The MacArthur Bible Commentary

Commentary for those who want an even deeper dive into the Bible. Focuses more on the literary context.

Cover of a Bible commentary book titled 'Nelson's Compact Series Compact Bible Commentary' with a picture of an ancient stone temple and water in the foreground.

Nelson’s Compact Bible Commentary

Love this commentary, use it VERY often to gain insight of context and key words used in the verses

The cover of a book titled 'John: An Expositional Commentary', authored by R.C. Sproul. The cover features a textured light gray background with the author's name in large, dark letters at the top, and the title 'JOHN' in large blue letters in the lower part, with the subtitle below in smaller black text.

R.C Sproul John Commentary

When I started studying the Bible, I read the book of John and read this commentary with it, and it completely changed my outlook on scripture!

Christian-Based Books

By Christian authors, these books are focused on living a life aligned with God’s word.

Cover of a book titled 'The Bible, Simplified' with the subtitle 'Learn the story. Live the story.' by Zach Windahl, featuring overlapping circles graphic on a blue background.

The Bible, Simplified

This book goes through the Bible in the EASIEST language. It helped me grasp the main idea of the OT so I could read through it with a better understanding

Book cover with red and black background, titled 'not a fan.' by Kyle Idleman. It mentions over 1 million copies sold and describes becoming a fully committed follower of Jesus.

not a fan

This book was a powerful guide to help me navigate the differences between knowing OF Jesus and knowing WHO Jesus is.

Book cover titled 'Tame Your Thoughts' by Max Lucado, showing a person sitting by a lake with mountains in the background during sunset.

Tame Your Thoughts

My jaw was on the floor the entire time with this book. An excellent resource for someone who struggles with overthinking and anxiety.

Book cover of 'What Happens When Women Say Yes to God and Walk in Faith' by Lysa Terkheurst, featuring soft pastel abstract shapes and a white textured background.

What Happens When Women Say Yes To God and Walk in Faith

This book was pivotal to me as I was growing in my faith while going through a hard season. Every woman should read this.

Bible Journaling Accessories

These are not needed to Bible study, but they make it fun and so pretty!

A collection of pastel-colored highlighters arranged upright in a row, including shades of pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with the brand name 'Mee Pen' visible on each.

Mr. Pen Bible Highlighters
Open file folder with pink labeled tabs for organizing documents, including categories like 'Enzymes,' 'Analysis,' 'EEL,' and 'Numbers.'

Pink & Gold Bible tabs (goes great with the pink The Jesus Bible)
Pastel colored markers on paper with colored lines corresponding to each marker.

Fine tip pens - don’t bleed through

Set of pastel highlighters in pink, purple, beige, green, and blue with caps and clear bases.

Mr. Pen fine tip pens & highlighters