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Proverbs, a chapter a day
Read the chapter that matches the date. In a 30-day month, read 30 and 31 together. Missed a day? Read today's; it comes round again next month.
Proverbs has 31 chapters, so the simplest reading plan there is needs no schedule: read the chapter that matches today's date. This page tells you which one that is, what it covers, and keeps your ticks for the month.
Tap a day to see its chapter. Tap it again to tick or untick it. Ticks are kept in this browser only and start fresh each month.
The 31-day chart
Reading it is one minute. Doing it is the rest of the day.
We make Lampstep, an iPhone app built for that second part. Each day it gives you one real-life moment, such as the text you shouldn't send or the coworker who took credit, then the verse that speaks to it and one small step to take.
- Proverb of the Day is built in and free: the chapter that matches the date, with a plain note.
- An evening check-in that takes 15 seconds. Missing a day never erases progress.
- Every verse quoted word for word from the World English Bible.
- No account, no AI, no servers. Lampstep Plus is optional.
How the book is laid out
- Chapters 1–9 are longer speeches, mostly a father urging a son to choose wisdom over folly.
- Chapters 10–22:16 are the short two-line sayings most people think of as proverbs. The headings name Solomon.
- 22:17–24 collects “sayings of the wise”.
- Chapters 25–29 are more of Solomon's proverbs, copied out by King Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Chapter 30 is credited to Agur, and chapter 31 to King Lemuel, passing on what his mother taught him.
Getting something from a chapter of one-liners
- Don't try to hold all thirty. Read the chapter, then go back for the one verse that fits your day and keep that.
- Read it aloud. Most of the book is poetry written in pairs of lines, and the second line lands better when you hear the first.
- Treat them as wisdom, not promises. A proverb says how life generally goes, not what is guaranteed every time.
- Miss a day, skip it. The plan is tied to the date, so you're never behind.
The one-line summaries on this page are ours and are not Scripture. The reading links open the World English Bible (public domain) on Bible Gateway.
Questions people ask
Which chapter of Proverbs should I read today?
The one that matches the date: chapter 1 on the 1st, chapter 15 on the 15th. The panel above works it out from the date on your device.
What about months with fewer than 31 days?
Read the leftover chapters on the last day. In a 30-day month that's chapters 30 and 31 on the 30th. In February, either read the last few together or start again at chapter 1 on March 1.
How long does a chapter take?
Most take three to five minutes aloud. The chapters run from 18 to 36 verses.
Why read the same book every month?
Because the sayings are short enough to miss the first time. People who keep the habit often say a different verse stands out each month, depending on what the week has been like.
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